“…The online coupling of sample preparation techniques with LC began from the connection of solid phase extraction (SPE) to liquid chromatography (LC) [7]. Recently, a variety of online sample preparation techniques have been emerging, such as solid phase microextraction (SPME) [8,9,10], microextraction in packed syringe (MEPS) [11,12], stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) [13], liquid phase microextraction (LPME) [14], accelerated solvent extraction, (ASE) [15], microdialysis (MD) [16], microwave assisted extraction (MAE) [17], supercritical fluids extraction (SFE) [18], and other modern technologies which can overcome weaknesess and shortcomings of the traditional techniques of sample preparation.…”