Applications

Abstract

Although capillary electrophoresis is a relatively new separation technique an immense number of practical applications have already appeared in various journals. Giving a comprehensive overview on this topic resembles the labor of Sisyphus in Greek mythology. Since new applications are published daily, it seems to be impossible to cite all the applications in this chapter. For the sake of lucidity and brevity citations are presented in tables. Thus, information is intended to be hints for introducing a specific area of application rather than to provide a detailed survey of the current literature. The classification into distinct categories is made arbitrarily in the hope that this form of presentation gives the best overview. Keep in mind, that the best separation conditions can only result in highly efficient runs, if the capillaries are conditioned before use and if they are rinsed after each run with appropriate solutions (see Sect. 4.3).