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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2021

Microfluidic ion stripper for removal of trifluoroacetic acid from mobile phases used in HILIC-MS of intact proteins.

Sam Wouters, Sebastiaan Eeltink, Rob Haselberg, Govert W Somsen, Andrea F G Gargano

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sam WoutersDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Sebastiaan EeltinkDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050, Brussels, Belgium. seeltink@vub.be.
Rob HaselbergCenter for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Govert W SomsenCenter for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrea F G GarganoCenter for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.gargano@uva.nl.
University of Amsterdam · NLVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G033018NNWO 722.015.009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is commonly used as mobile phase additive to improve retention and peak shape characteristics in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) of intact proteins. However, when using electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) detection, TFA may cause ionization suppression and adduct formation, leading to reduced analyte sensitivity. To address this, we describe a membrane-based microfluidic chip with multiple parallel channels for the selective post-column removal of TFA anions from HILIC. An anion-exchange membrane was used to physically separate the column effluent from a stripper flow solution comprising acetonitrile, formic acid, and propionic acid. The exchange of ions allowed the post-column removal of TFA used during HILIC separation of model proteins. The multichannel design of the device allows the use of flow rates of 0.2 mL/min without the need for a flow splitter, using mobile phases containing 0.1% TFA (13 mM). Separation selectivity and efficiency were maintained (with minor band broadening effects) while increasing the signal intensity and peak areas by improving ionization and reducing TFA adduct formation.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesAnimalsCattleChickensChromatography, LiquidEquipment DesignHorsesHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsProteinsSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationTrifluoroacetic AcidProteinsTrifluoroacetic AcidIntact protein analysisLC ion-pairingLC-MSMicrofluidic chipsMS ion suppressionTFA

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PMID34050389
PMCPMC8245364
OpenAlexW3164154471

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