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Variability of microchip capillary electrophoresis with conductivity detection.

Ratna Tantra¹, Kenneth Robinson, Aneta Sikora

¹Surface and Nanoanalysis, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK.

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Summary

This study developed a protocol to reduce baseline drift in microfluidic capillary electrophoresis (CE) devices. While retention times were reproducible, peak areas showed significant variability, indicating challenges in quantification for portable analytical systems.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Analytical Chemistry
Microfluidics
Separation Science

Background:

Microfluidic capillary electrophoresis (CE) offers potential for portable analytical devices.
Reliable identification and quantification require understanding and mitigating analytical technique irreproducibility.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a protocol for mitigating baseline drift in microfluidic CE.
To assess measurement variability across multiple microchips and substrate batches.
To identify sources of irreproducibility in microfluidic CE measurements.

Main Methods:

A pre-analysis conditioning protocol was implemented.
Measurement variability was assessed using 24 microchips from six glass substrate batches.
Retention time and peak area reproducibility were quantified using relative standard deviation (RSD).

Main Results:

The developed protocol effectively addressed baseline drift issues.
Acceptable RSD percentages were observed for retention time measurements.
Significant variability (up to ~50%) was found in peak area measurements across microchips.
Variability was not linked to substrate batch but potentially to voltage fluctuations or microchannel quality.

Conclusions:

A protocol for baseline drift in microfluidic CE was successfully developed.
While retention times are reproducible, peak area quantification remains a challenge due to microchip variability.
Further investigation into factors like voltage stability and microchannel uniformity is needed for improved microfluidic CE device reliability.