title: Ionic liquids in sample preparation.
abstract: Due to their unique properties, their good extractabilities for various target analytes, and the fact that many compounds are highly soluble in them, room-temperature ionic liquids (ILs) are used as promising alternatives to the traditional organic solvents employed in sample preparation. ILs have been used as extraction solvents for a wide range of analytes, from environmental contaminates to biomacromolecules and nanomaterials, and as dissolution solvents for various detection techniques. In this paper, the main applications of ILs in sample preparation are reviewed, and the problems and challenges in this area are described.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jing-fu
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong-guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xia-lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Gui-bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D053000:Analytic Sample Preparation Methods / Q000379:methods*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry; D005591:Chemical Fractionation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000032:analysis; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D008670:Metals; D009696:Nucleic Acids