Molding-type Solid-phase Extraction Media Glued with Commercially Available Adhesives

Abstract

In this manuscript, we report a novel molding method of a particulate sorbent for solid-phase extraction (SPE) by using a commercially available adhesive. The handling of the particulate sorbent is generally difficult because it causes the static cling and scattering. To overcome this problem, a simple method for producing a new type of adsorption medium for SPE has been needed. Our developed method can obtain molding media by only mixing the particulate sorbent with commercially available adhesives. Additionally, since these media have a large specific surface area, they can exhibit a higher adsorption capacity than general monolithic media and previously reported mold media. From these reasons, this study has high novelty and is worth being published in Analytical Sciences as Rapid communications.