Phosphorylcholine (PC) based phospholipid bilayers have been explored as coating materials for various substrates due to their inherent resistance to non-specific protein adsorption. Phospholipids have been used for coatings in capillary electrophoresis (CE) to suppress electroosmotic flow (EOF) and to obtain better separation of proteins. Here, a series of investigations geared towards developing highly stable phospholipid based biomimetic stationary phases for chromatographic separations was performed.Fluid phospholipid bilayers lack the desired chemical and physical stability to serve as long-term coatings. In this work, highly stable phospholipid coatings generated via crosslinking polymerization of bis-SorbPC monomers were investigated. Reproducible EOF and migration times for model proteins were obtained for coated capillaries that were kept at room temperature for up to two months. Furthermore, the effects of surfactants, pH and capillary inner diameter (i.d.) on the stability of the lipid coating were investigated.In an alternate approach, stabilized phospholipid coatings for capillary electrophoresis were investigated via formation of hybrid monolayers. The capillary surface was chemically modified with a cyano group followed by deposition of phospholipid monomers. In this approach, marked enhancements in coating stability were attained with commercially available reagents. The hybrid coating was utilized for protein separations and gave efficiencies comparable to non-stabilized lipid coated capillaries.Fused silica capillaries were modified with phospholipid bilayers that were chemically tuned to introduce specific affinity binding agents, while minimizing nonspecific protein adsorption to the capillary wall. The wall of fused silica was functionalized with DOGS-NTA-Ni2+ lipid to present binding sites inside the capillary for 6xHis-tagged proteins. Fluorescence microscopy and changes in electrophoretic mobility were used to follow the interaction of the model proteins with the functionalized silica surface.The structural similarity of lipid vesicles to cell membranes made them attractive in developing stationary phases for both liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis to study interactions between analytes and phospholipid membranes. Stabilized PLB coated silica microspheres were prepared via polymerization of lipid monomers and displayed enhanced stability to extended storage and organic solvent. These highly stable microspheres, while minimizing nonspecific protein adsorption, were also functionalized with DOGS-NTA-Ni2+ and effectively bind 6xHis-EGFP proteins.

In this diploma thesis, capillary columns with an inner diameter of 530 microns filled with gel particles were prepared. These columns are intended for gel chromatography. Three various methods of filling were used for their preparation. The first method was based on filling of wet particles in suspension with the organic solvent, followed by drying and swelling of particles with water into the form of gel. The second method used filling of wet particles in the suspension form with the aqueous phase. The last method started with suction of dry gel particles by air and continued with their subsequent swelling with water into the form of the gel. The prepared columns have been compared analysing hyaluronic acid and thiourea. The basic parameters specified for the gel column chromatography were determined by using phenylalanine. The pressure characteristics depending on the flow rate of mobile phase were used to compare the quality of packing of the columns prepared by various methods.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In the area of forensic chemistry, improved or new analysis methods are continually being investigated. One common and powerful technique used in forensic chemistry is wall-coated open-tubular column (WCOT) gas chromatography with electron ionization single quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Improvements to and effectiveness of alternatives to this instrumental platform were explored in an array of parallel inquiries. The areas studied included the column for the chromatographic separation, the universal detection method employed, and the fragmentation method used to enhance molecular identification. Superfine-micropacked capillary (SFµPC) columns may provide an alternative to commercial packed GC columns and WCOT GC columns that combines the benefits of the larger sample capacity of packed columns and the benefits of the excellent separation capabilities and mass spectrometry (MS) flow rate compatibility of WCOT columns. SFµPC columns suffer from high inlet pressure requirements and prior reported work has required specialized instrumentation for their use. Fabrication of and chromatography with SFµPC GC columns was successfully achieved with typical GC-MS instrumentation and within the flow rate limit of a MS. Additionally, the use of higher viscosity carrier gasses was demonstrated to reduce the required inlet pressure for SFµPC GC columns. Recently, a new vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer (VUV) universal detector has been commercialized for GC. The ability of VUV detectors to acquire absorbance spectra from 125 nm to 430 nm poses a potential alternative to MS. As such, GC-VUV provides an exciting potential alternative approach to achieving excellent quantitative and qualitative analysis across a wide range of analytes. The performance of VUV and MS detectors for forensic analysis in terms of quantitative and qualitative analysis was compared. Analysis of alkylbenzenes in ignitable liquids was explored, which can be important evidence from suspected arson fires and are difficult to differentiate with MS. The VUV detector was found to have superior specificity and comparable sensitivity to the MS detector in scan mode. Addition of thermolysis (Th) as an orthogonal fragmentation pathway provides the opportunity to increase the differences between MS fragmentation patterns. Fragmentation has been widely established to aid in identification of molecules with MS by providing characteristic fragments at characteristic relative abundances. However, molecules with very similar structures do not result in sizable spectral differences in all cases with typical MS fragmentation techniques. A series of Th units were fabricated and integrated into GC-Th-MS instruments. Th-MS was conducted with the thermally labile nitrate esters across a range of instrumentation and thermal conditions.

Nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC) was selected as analytical tool to develop different methods for chiral separations. Nano-LC offers several advantages over conventional LC, e.g., low sample requirement, short analysis time, easy coupling with mass spectrometer, and use of small amount of reagents, with a consequent low environmental pollution. In case of chiral separations, where expensive chiral stationary phases or chiral mobile phase additives (CMPA) have to be employed, nano-LC results very useful since it allows to perform analysis with small amount of this costly material. Initially, a derivatized β-cyclodextrin, heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin, was employed as CMPA for the chiral separation of some non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The role of different achiral stationary phases in the separative process was investigated. The employed capillary columns were packed in the laboratory, following the slurry-packing procedure. Subsequently, the performance of a reversed phase C18 particulate packed column was compared with that one of a C18 monolithic column, in combination with cyclodextrins (heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin or hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin) as CMPA. Finally, hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin was selected as chiral selector to prepare chiral monolithic columns by one-step synthesis. For this aim, the cyclodextrin was activated as the allyl derivative. The composition of the polymeric mixture of the continuous beds was varied... [to full text] / Skysčių nano-chromatografija buvo pasirinkta kaip įrankis kurti įvairius chiralinių junginių atskyrimo metodus. Skysčių nano-chromatografija turi eilę privalumų, lyginant su tradiciniais skysčių chromatografijos metodais, pvz.: mažą bandinio poreikį, trumpą analizės trukmę, suderinamumą su masės spektrometrija ir nedideles tirpiklių, reagentų sąnaudas, todėl mažą aplinkos taršą. Chiralinių junginių analizei atlikti, kai reikalingos brangios chiralinės nejudrios fazės ar chiraliniai judrios fazes priedai, skysčių nano-chromatografija yra ypač naudinga, nes leidžia atlikti analizę su minimaliomis šių brangių medžiagų sąnaudomis. Pirmiausia, derivatizuotas β-ciklodekstrinas, heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-metil) - β-ciklodekstrinas, buvo panaudotas kaip chiralinis nejudrios fazes priedas kai kurių nesteroidinių priešuždegiminių vaistų enantiomerams atskirti. Buvo įštirtas įvairių achiralinių nejudrių fazių vaidmuo atskyrimo procese. Šiuo tikslu naudojant suspensinį birių dalelių pakavimo metodą laboratorijoje buvo paruoštos kapiliarinės kolonėlės. Vėliau, buvo lyginama C18 biriais sorbentais pakrautų atvirkštinių fazių ir monolitinių kapiliarinių kolonėlių skiriamoji geba, chralinias judrios fazes priedais naudojant ciklodekstrinus (heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-metil)-β-ciklodekstriną arba hidroksipropil-β-ciklodekstriną). Galiausiai, vienpakopės polimerizacijos būdu buvo gautos chiralines kapiliarines kolonėles, chiralniu selektoriumi naudojant hidroksipropil-β-ciklodekstriną. Šiuo tikslu... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

Nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC) was selected as analytical tool to develop different methods for chiral separations. Nano-LC offers several advantages over conventional LC, e.g., low sample requirement, short analysis time, easy coupling with mass spectrometer, and use of small amount of reagents, with a consequent low environmental pollution. In case of chiral separations, where expensive chiral stationary phases or chiral mobile phase additives (CMPA) have to be employed, nano-LC results very useful since it allows to perform analysis with small amount of this costly material. Initially, a derivatized β-cyclodextrin, heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin, was employed as CMPA for the chiral separation of some non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The role of different achiral stationary phases in the separative process was investigated. The employed capillary columns were packed in the laboratory, following the slurry-packing procedure. Subsequently, the performance of a reversed phase C18 particulate packed column was compared with that one of a C18 monolithic column, in combination with cyclodextrins (heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin or hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin) as CMPA. Finally, hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin was selected as chiral selector to prepare chiral monolithic columns by one-step synthesis. For this aim, the cyclodextrin was activated as the allyl derivative. The composition of the polymeric mixture of the continuous beds was varied... [to full text] / Skysčių nano-chromatografija buvo pasirinkta kaip įrankis kurti įvairius chiralinių junginių atskyrimo metodus. Skysčių nano-chromatografija turi eilę privalumų, lyginant su tradiciniais skysčių chromatografijos metodais, pvz.: mažą bandinio poreikį, trumpą analizės trukmę, suderinamumą su masės spektrometrija ir nedideles tirpiklių, reagentų sąnaudas, todėl mažą aplinkos taršą. Chiralinių junginių analizei atlikti, kai reikalingos brangios chiralinės nejudrios fazės ar chiraliniai judrios fazes priedai, skysčių nano-chromatografija yra ypač naudinga, nes leidžia atlikti analizę su minimaliomis šių brangių medžiagų sąnaudomis. Pirmiausia, derivatizuotas β-ciklodekstrinas, heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-metil) - β-ciklodekstrinas, buvo panaudotas kaip chiralinis nejudrios fazes priedas kai kurių nesteroidinių priešuždegiminių vaistų enantiomerams atskirti. Buvo įštirtas įvairių achiralinių nejudrių fazių vaidmuo atskyrimo procese. Šiuo tikslu naudojant suspensinį birių dalelių pakavimo metodą laboratorijoje buvo paruoštos kapiliarinės kolonėlės. Vėliau, buvo lyginama C18 biriais sorbentais pakrautų atvirkštinių fazių ir monolitinių kapiliarinių kolonėlių skiriamoji geba, chralinias judrios fazes priedais naudojant ciklodekstrinus (heptakis (2,3,6-tri-O-metil)-β-ciklodekstriną arba hidroksipropil-β-ciklodekstriną). Galiausiai, vienpakopės polimerizacijos būdu buvo gautos chiralines kapiliarines kolonėles, chiralniu selektoriumi naudojant hidroksipropil-β-ciklodekstriną. Šiuo tikslu... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

In the area of forensic chemistry, improved or new analysis methods are continually being investigated. One common and powerful technique used in forensic chemistry is wall-coated open-tubular column (WCOT) gas chromatography with electron ionization single quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Improvements to and effectiveness of alternatives to this instrumental platform were explored in an array of parallel inquiries. The areas studied included the column for the chromatographic separation, the universal detection method employed, and the fragmentation method used to enhance molecular identification. <br><br>Superfine-micropacked capillary (SFµPC) columns may provide an alternative to commercial packed GC columns and WCOT GC columns that combines the benefits of the larger sample capacity of packed columns and the benefits of the excellent separation capabilities and mass spectrometry (MS) flow rate compatibility of WCOT columns. SFµPC columns suffer from high inlet pressure requirements and prior reported work has required specialized instrumentation for their use. Fabrication of and chromatography with SFµPC GC columns was successfully achieved with typical GC-MS instrumentation and within the flow rate limit of a MS. Additionally, the use of higher viscosity carrier gasses was demonstrated to reduce the required inlet pressure for SFµPC GC columns.<br><br>Recently, a new vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer (VUV) universal detector has been commercialized for GC. The ability of VUV detectors to acquire absorbance spectra from 125 nm to 430 nm poses a potential alternative to MS. As such, GC-VUV provides an exciting potential alternative approach to achieving excellent quantitative and qualitative analysis across a wide range of analytes. The performance of VUV and MS detectors for forensic analysis in terms of quantitative and qualitative analysis was compared. Analysis of alkylbenzenes in ignitable liquids was explored, which can be important evidence from suspected arson fires and are difficult to differentiate with MS. The VUV detector was found to have superior specificity and comparable sensitivity to the MS detector in scan mode.<br><br>Addition of thermolysis (Th) as an orthogonal fragmentation pathway provides the opportunity to increase the differences between MS fragmentation patterns. Fragmentation has been widely established to aid in identification of molecules with MS by providing characteristic fragments at characteristic relative abundances. However, molecules with very similar structures do not result in sizable spectral differences in all cases with typical MS fragmentation techniques. A series of Th units were fabricated and integrated into GC-Th-MS instruments. Th-MS was conducted with the thermally labile nitrate esters across a range of instrumentation and thermal conditions.<br>