Dissertation
Electroextraction approaches for preconcentration of metabolites
In this thesis, we developed new ways to use a technique called electroextraction (EE) to extract charged molecules from one liquid into another using an electric field.
- Author
- Oedit, A.
- Date
- 22 March 2023
- Links
- Thesis in Leiden Repository
We wanted to make EE more practical and easy to use for extracting different types of molecules. We tackled three main challenges: making EE work seamlessly with other techniques, avoiding the need to dilute small samples, and making EE more robust and user-friendly. To do this, we used automation and made use of existing analysis systems. This allowed us to fully take advantage of EE without needing manual processing or dilution. As a result, we were able to expand the range of compounds and types of molecules that EE can extract, and even extract both positively and negatively charged molecules at the same time.