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Due to their unique properties, their good extractabilities for various target analytes, and the fact that many compounds are highly soluble in them, room-temperature ionic liquids (ILs) are used as promising alternatives to the traditional organic solvents employed in sample preparation. ILs have been used as extraction solvents for a wide range of analytes, from environmental contaminates to biomacromolecules and nanomaterials, and as dissolution solvents for various detection techniques. In this paper, the main applications of ILs in sample preparation are reviewed, and the problems and challenges in this area are described.

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Liu, R., Liu, Jf., Yin, Yg. et al. Ionic liquids in sample preparation. Anal Bioanal Chem 393, 871–883 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-008-2445-6

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