title: Current-day employment of the micro-bore open-tubular capillary column in the gas chromatography field.
abstract: The present contribution is focused on the exploitation of the micro-bore (MB) open-tubular column (ID≤0.18 mm), in current-day gas chromatography. The vast majority of GC methods involve the use of MB columns, from a variety of one-dimensional techniques (conventional and high speed), to different forms of heart-cutting and comprehensive multidimensional methodologies. Various aspects related to the use of MB open-tubular capillaries will be described and critically discussed, along with a series of pertinent applications. A series of works from the past have also been cited, essentially because many approaches today-applied, derive from the ideas of the past. Obviously, the present contribution does not review the entire history of the micro-bore capillary (more than one book would be necessary); rather, it intends to portray the great contribution that such analytical tools provide in enhancing two fundamental GC features, namely separation power and speed.
authors: Dipartimento Farmaco-chimico, Facoltà di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Messina, viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy.
authors: Peter Quinto
authors: PQ
authors: Tranchida
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Mondello
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends