Short
pieces of fused silica capillary tubing were used to support
an electrified liquid–liquid interface. A methyl deactivated
silica capillary having a diameter of 25 μm was filled with
1,2-dichloroethane solution and served as the organic part of the
liquid–liquid interface. A nondeactivated fused silica capillary
having a diameter of 5, 10, or 25 μm was filled with an aqueous
HCl solution and served as the aqueous part of the electrochemical
cell. For the latter, silanization of the capillary interior with
chlorotrimethylsilane allowed for a successful phase reversal. All
capillaries were characterized by ion transfer voltammetry using tetramethylammonium
cation as a model ion. This simple, fast, and low-cost miniaturization
technique was successfully applied for detection of the antibiotic
ofloxacin.
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