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Aligned Carbon Nanotube Stationary Phases for Electrochromatographic Chip Separations

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This paper reports a novel approach for developing a microfluidic electrochromatographic chip device using patterned vertically aligned carbon nanotubes as the stationary phase material. Patterned growth of nanotubes in a specific location of the channel is carried out using a solid phase Fe–Al catalyst as well as a vapor deposited ferrocene catalyst. Proof-of-concept applications are demonstrated using reversed phase capillary electrochromatographic separations as well as solid phase extraction of a glycosylated protein using concanavalin A immobilized onto the nanotube bed.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. Rohit Jindal and Dr. Guna Vishwanathan for technical guidance. Finally, we acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. 0403789).

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

    Shubhodeep Goswami, Prashanth Asuri & Steven M. Cramer

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

    Navdeep Bajwa, Lijie Ci & Pulickel M. Ajayan

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Goswami, S., Bajwa, N., Asuri, P. et al. Aligned Carbon Nanotube Stationary Phases for Electrochromatographic Chip Separations. Chroma 69, 473–480 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1365/s10337-008-0948-0

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