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Micropreconcentration units based on carbon nanotubes (CNT)

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Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have some highly desirable sorbent characteristics which make them attractive for a variety of analytical applications. High adsorption capacity and rapid desorbability make CNT excellent candidates for micro-scale devices for gas and liquid-phase analysis. In gas-phase analysis one can implement a micro-concentrator or a micro-sorbent trap, which have been used in a variety of on-line chromatography and sensing applications. Interesting liquid-phase microtrapping applications include micro-scale solid-phase extraction (μ-SPE) and solid-phase micro extraction (SPME). In addition, the ease of surface functionalization, self assembly by chemical vapor deposition, and the formation of diverse polymer composites may well make CNT the high-performance sorbent of the future.

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Hussain, C.M., Mitra, S. Micropreconcentration units based on carbon nanotubes (CNT). Anal Bioanal Chem 399, 75–89 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-4194-6

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