Electrophoresis
Is a separation method based on
the different rate of migration of
charged species in an applied
electric field
TYPES OF MOLECULES THAT CAN BE SEPARATED
Electrophoretic mobility
Separation of charged species
MECHANISMS
• Excess cations in the diffuse • EOF can be reversed by chemically binding compound
layer flow towards the catode carrying a positive charge to the silica surface
Electroosmotic Flow
+ -
n n
- -
-- +
Depend on:
Size, shape, and viscocity
medium
Sample Introduction
Techniques in CE
Hydrodynamic Injection
Used a pressure or vacuum
difference between the two ends
of the capillary
Electrokinetic Injection
Used a voltage difference
between the two ends of the
capillary
Electropherogram &
Detection method in CE
How do extract information out of an
electropherogram of CE?
The Electropherogram
Migration time (tm)
Time it takes for solute to migrate
from the point of introduction to
the detector
At pH 2
At pH 12
Detector