Modern Sample Preparation Approaches for Separation Science, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1507
Special Issue Editor
2. Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: new psychoactive substances; analytical chemistry; sample preparation; microextraction techniques; chromatography and hyphenated techniques (GC-MS and LC-MS); environmental and biological analysis; forensic analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the first Special Issue on Modern Sample Preparation Approaches for Separation Science, it is our pleasure to announce this second edition.
Sample preparation is an essential step in most analytical methods for environmental and biomedical analysis since target analytes are often not detectable in their in situ forms, or because the results are distorted by interfering species. These preparation techniques often involve elaborate and time-consuming procedures that can take up to 80% of the total analysis time.
In the last decade, modern sample preparation techniques have aimed to comply with green analytical chemistry principles, leading to simplification, miniaturization, easy manipulation of the analytical devices, low costs, the strong reduction or absence of organic toxic solvents, and low sample-volume requirements.
With this Special Issue, we aim to categorize state-of-the-art sample preparation techniques. We are particularly interested in research that works towards new sample enrichment approaches for separation science, e.g., chromatography, electrophoresis, and hyphenated techniques.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- New sample preparation concepts;
- Selective enrichment methods;
- Sorption-based materials, nanomaterials, or nanostructured materials for sample preparation;
- Virtual sample preparation strategies.
Full papers, short communications, and review articles are welcome.
Dr. Nuno Neng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sample preparation
- enrichment techniques
- sorption-based methods
- virtual sample preparation
- microextraction techniques
- new analytical strategies
- separation techniques
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