Tiny droplets help separate tiny samples

UK scientists have solved a crucial problem in proteomics: how to transfer protein samples between separation apparatus without mixing them up. 

Andrew deMello and colleagues at Imperial College London used microdroplets to couple two microfluidic separation techniques - high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis. The process could enable high throughput separation of proteins, they claim, ideal for bioanalytical chemistry.  More...

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