Polymer Inclusion Membranes for Electrokinetic Sampling and Separation

该提案旨在了解在施加电压的影响下，离子进入高级提取聚合物材料（称为聚合物包合膜）和在高级提取聚合物材料内的化学和物理性质。这些膜是干燥的触摸，代表了一个新的和潜在的强大的分析平台，用于环境，医疗和工业样品制备。通过了解传输机制，将开发新的膜，能够从液体和固体样品中纯化和浓缩不同的目标化学品。这些过程可以在样品运输到集中实验室的过程中进行，从而简化和简化到达后的分析，从而大幅降低其成本。

This proposal aims to understand the chemical and physical properties governing the transport of ions into and within advanced extracting polymeric materials, known as polymer inclusion membranes, under the influence of an applied voltage. These membranes are dry-to-touch and represent a new and potentially powerful analytical platform for environmental, medical and industry sample preparation. By understanding the transport mechanism, new membranes will be developed, capable of purifying and concentrating diverse targets chemicals from liquid and solid samples. These processes can take place during sample transportation to a centralised laboratory thus simplifying and streamlining analysis upon arrival to decrease drastically its costs.