Electromembrane Extraction Using Sacrificial Electrodes

Electromembrane extraction from biological fluids.

Electro-assisted extraction of ionic drugs from biological fluids through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) and into an aqueous acceptor solution was recently introduced as a new sample preparation technique termed electromembrane extraction (EME). The applied electrical potential across the SLM has typically been in the range of 1-300 V. Successful extractions have been demonstrated even with ...

Electromembrane extraction–Recent trends and where to go

Electromembrane extraction (EME) is an analytical microextraction technique, where charged analytes (such as drug substances) are extracted from an aqueous sample (such as a biological fluid), through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) comprising a water immiscible organic solvent, and into an aqueous acceptor solution. The driving force for the extraction is an electrical potential (dc) applied...

Electroextraction and electromembrane extraction: Advances in hyphenation to analytical techniques

Electroextraction (EE) and electromembrane extraction (EME) are sample preparation techniques that both require an electric field that is applied over a liquid-liquid system, which enables the migration of charged analytes. Furthermore, both techniques are often used to pre-concentrate analytes prior to analysis. In this review an overview is provided of the body of literature spanning April 20...

Development of Electromembrane Extraction Technologies for Future Bioanalysis of Pharmaceuticals and Peptides

Rapid Sacrificial Germanium Etching Using Xenon Difluoride

We present a novel micromachining procedure employing the noble gas halide, xenon difluoride (XeF2), to rapidly undercut a sacrificial layer comprised of low-temperature deposited amorphous germanium (α-Ge). As a proof of concept, this process is utilized to fabricate electrostatically-actuated suspended Bragg mirrors applicable to wavelength-tunable surface-normal photonic devices. Exploiting ...