Capillary Ion Analysis: application in forensics

In the past decades capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been introduced into many fields of clinical and forensic chemistry, showing a wide analytical spectrum, easy and low cost operation, high productivity and versatility, good sensitivity, accuracy, precision and excellent ribustness. Among the many application modes of CE, capillary ion analysis (CIA) has shown a great potential for the separation and determination of inorganic ions in different biological and non-biological matrices. In fact, CIA offers a simple but highly sophisticated alternative to the traditional techniques, such as ion chromatography or selective electrodes, for the analysis of small inorganic and organic ions. Its nature of separation method applied in a microenvironment fits perfectly the needs of forensic analysis, where low volumes of samples and their degradation/contamination represent frequent analytical issues