Biotage has launched molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) columns for analytical sample preparation, serving analytical chemists in environmental, forensic, clinical and food testing laboratories.
Highly selective extractions with the Affinilute MIPs are simplified, resulting in faster, more robust and lower-cost sample preparation, according to the company.
The Affinilute MIP columns contain engineered cross-linked polymers that exhibit high affinity and selectivity towards a single compound or class of compounds.
They are ideal for the extraction of analytes from complex matrices such as plasma, urine, muscle tissue, food matrices and environmental samples.
The selectivity of Affinilute MIPs allows for the trace-level extraction ( Affinilute MIP columns offer analytical chemists ultimate selectivity compared with standard solid phase extraction techniques. Unlike other methods, they rely on the specific molecular structure of the analyte for targeted capture, resulting in excellent clean-up. Affinilute combines high affinity with standard flow-through sample preparation methodology. Typical analytes include Beta-blockers and Beta-agonists, Riboflavin (vitamin B2), triazine herbicides, antibiotics, tobacco-specific by-products, amphetamines, fluoroquinolones and nitroimidazoles.
