Capillary and microchip electrophoretic analyses of explosives and their residues

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 63-94

  Sarazin, Cédric ^a,b   Delaunay, Nathalie ^b   Varenne, Anne ^b   Costanza, Christine ^a   Eudes, Véronique ^a   Gareil, Pierre ^b  

^a Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

capillary electrophoresis; Explosives; microchip electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; ELECTROPHORETIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; LOCAL RESIDENTS; MICROCHIP ELECTROPHORESIS; TERRORIST THREATS; WESTERN COUNTRIES;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPLOSIVES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS;

EID: 78650149162     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2010.529226     Document Type: Article

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