A review of recent developments and trends
in the QuEChERS sample preparation approach

• Authors: Tomasz Rejczak , Tomasz Tuzimski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Keywords

EN

QuEChERS ; d-SPE sorbents ; matrix effect ; food control ; LC-MS (MS/MS) or GC-MS (MS/MS)

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1

Dates

accepted

1 - 4 - 2014

online

18 - 6 - 2015

received

25 - 11 - 2014

Contributors

author

Tomasz Rejczak

• Medical University of Lublin, Faculty of Pharmacy with Medical Analytics Division, Chair of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, 4A Chodźki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

author

Tomasz Tuzimski

• Medical University of Lublin, Faculty of Pharmacy with Medical Analytics Division, Chair of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, 4A Chodźki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

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DOI

10.1515/chem-2015-0109