The following webpages describe the theoretical foundations and the various separation mechanisms of CE.
Introduction
Historical overview and development of CE
Basics
Ion mobility in an electric field, setup of equipment, separation efficiency, selectivity, and influencing the separation
EOF – Electroosmotic Flow
Foundation and its influence on the separation
Injections
Advantages and disadvantages of different sample introduction and enrichment techniques
Detection
Different detection methods and indirect detection mode
MEKC – Micellar electrokinetic chromatography
Pseudostationary phases and separation of uncharged analytes
cIEF – Capillary Isoelectric focusing
The separation according to isoelectric points (pI)