Monolithic integration of two-dimensional liquid chromatography-capillary electrophoresis and electrospray ionization on a microfluidic device

Anal Chem. 2011 Feb 1;83(3):842-9. doi: 10.1021/ac102437z. Epub 2011 Jan 7.

Abstract

A microfluidic device capable of two-dimensional reversed-phase liquid chromatography-capillary electrophoresis with integrated electrospray ionization (LC-CE-ESI) for mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomic applications is described. Traditional instrumentation was used for the LC sample injection and delivery of the LC mobile phase. The glass microfabricated device incorporated a sample-trapping region and an LC channel packed with reversed-phase particles. Rapid electrokinetic injections of the LC effluent into the CE dimension were performed at a cross-channel intersection. The CE separation channel terminated at a corner of the square device, which functioned as an integrated electrospray tip. In addition to LC-CE-ESI, this device was used for LC-ESI without any instrumental modifications. To evaluate the system, LC-MS and LC-CE-MS analyses of protein digests were performed and compared.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Chromatography, Reverse-Phase / instrumentation
  • Chromatography, Reverse-Phase / methods*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / instrumentation
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Escherichia coli / chemistry
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / analysis
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / instrumentation
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine