TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of explosives via microchip electrophoresis and conventional capillary electrophoresis
T2 - A review
AU - Pumera, Martin
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - The upsurge in terrorist activity has generated tremendous demand for innovative tools capable of detecting major industrial, military, and home-made (improvised) explosives. Fast, sensitive, and reliable detection of explosives in the field is a very important issue in nowadays. CE, especially in its miniaturized format (lab-on-a-chip), offers great possibilities to create portable, field deployable, rapidly responding, and potentially disposable devices, allowing security forces to make the important decisions regarding the safety of civilians. This article overviews the microchip and conventional capillary electrophoretic techniques for analysis of a wide variety of explosive compounds and mixtures.
AB - The upsurge in terrorist activity has generated tremendous demand for innovative tools capable of detecting major industrial, military, and home-made (improvised) explosives. Fast, sensitive, and reliable detection of explosives in the field is a very important issue in nowadays. CE, especially in its miniaturized format (lab-on-a-chip), offers great possibilities to create portable, field deployable, rapidly responding, and potentially disposable devices, allowing security forces to make the important decisions regarding the safety of civilians. This article overviews the microchip and conventional capillary electrophoretic techniques for analysis of a wide variety of explosive compounds and mixtures.
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U2 - 10.1002/elps.200500609
DO - 10.1002/elps.200500609
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16307431
AN - SCOPUS:31844453342
SN - 0173-0835
VL - 27
SP - 244
EP - 256
JO - Electrophoresis
JF - Electrophoresis
IS - 1
ER -
