MRI: Acquisition of a Capillary Electrophoresis Instrument for the Enhancement of Research and Teaching at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

凭借主要研究仪器（MRI）和化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）计划的这一奖项，德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校将获得用于教学和研究的毛细管电泳仪器。毛细管电泳是一种离子分离技术，可以分析两种或多种组分的溶液。它使用小色谱柱（所谓的毛细管）和电压差（电泳）来实现分离。它可以有效地分析非常小的带电样品。该仪器将用于本科生在他们的研究。它将用于实验室课程，以培训学生掌握DNA、法医和环境分析实验室经常使用的技术。该提案旨在加强研究，特别是在以下领域：（a）深入了解与专门设计用于手性分离的介质的手性识别有关的因素;（B）开发带电联吡啶鎓和扩展联吡啶鎓基洗涤剂，以作为胶束电动色谱（MEKC）中的假固定相进行评价;以及（c）研究地下水和地表水相互作用中的主要离子和金属迁移。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) programs, Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi will acquire a capillary electrophoresis instrument for teaching and research. Capillary electrophoresis is an ion separation technique which can analyze a solution of two or more components. It uses small chromatography columns (so called capillary tubes) and a voltage difference (electrophoresis) to effect the separation. It is effective at analyzing very small charged samples. This instrument will be used by undergraduate students in their research. It will be used in laboratory courses to train students in a technique often used in DNA, forensic and environmental analysis laboratories. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research especially in areas such as (a) gaining insight into factors responsible for chiral recognition with media specifically designed for use in chiral separations; (b) developing charged bipyridinium and extended bipyridinium based detergents to be evaluated as pseudostationary phases in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC); and (c) examining major ion and metal transport in ground and surface water interactions.