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Portable liquid chromatograph and analyses of hazardous substances
Šesták, Jozef ; Gogaľová, Zuzana ; Kahle, Vladislav ; Lunerová, K.
Progress in technology of microchips, batteries and LEDs in the last two decades enable development of portable instruments which can satisfy the requirements of modern liquid chromatography (LC). Application of portable LC is advantageous if simple and rapid sample treatment procedure followed by a short HPLC run can be executed in the point of sampling. Our research group have developed a concept of portable HPLC based on simple hydraulic scheme and a unique optical detector for simultaneous detection of absorbance and fluorescence of compounds eluted off microcolumn. Considering in-field analysis of hazardous substances, this instrument can be advantageous for analysis of compounds which are difficult to detect and quantify by other contemporary portable instruments utilizing different working principles due to incompatibility with their physico-chemical properties (e. g. microbial toxins).
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Detection and identification of aflatoxins by means of portable liquid chromatograph for purpose of control of biological weapons prohibition
Šesták, Jozef ; Lunerová, K.
Method describes screening detection and identification of selected mycotoxins aflatoxins (aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2), ochratoxins A, B and zearalenon by means of portable miniaturzed capillary liquid chromatograph (miniLC) with UV/VIS and fluorescence detector (FLD). The aim of the method is to provide rapid screening method for finding/excluding the presence of given mycotoxins in unknown samples. In case of positive finding, it is necessary to perform confirmation analysis using other instrumental methods (e. g. LC-MS). The method is intended namely for the needs of technical support of the State Office for Nuclear Safety for control and supervising activities in field of execution of the Act No. 281/1997 Coll (Biological Act).
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