Improving sensitivity for CE-ICP-MS using multicapillary parallel separation

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Vahid Majidi, Johanna Qvarnström, Qiang Tu, Wolfgang Frech and Yngvar Thomassen


Abstract

A multicapillary, capillary electrophoresis inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry interface is described. This interface allows for higher sample loading to improve the overall sensitivity and analyte detection limits without sacrificing the separation efficiencies. The results obtained with this parallel system are presented for a cross flow nebulizer. A comparison of single capillary electrophoresis for both DIHEN and cross flow nebulizers is presented.


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