Published:Journal of Chromatographic Science, ISSN 0021-9665 Volume 47, Number 8, September 2009, pp. 624-630

On-line Microdialysis Coupled with Liquid Chromatography for Biomedical Analysis

Guan-Wen Cheng¹, Keng-Chang Hsu², Cheng-Fa Lee², Hsin-Lung Wu¹, and Yeou-Lih Huang^2,3,
¹Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
²Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and
³Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

This work presents a review of the microdialysis (MD) sampling technique for on-line coupling with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for biomedical analysis. MD-HPLC was first used in the field of brain metabolism to study neurotransmission, and this remains its common application in the biomedical field. On-line MD-HPLC hyphenated methods provide advantages over those with off-line MD-based techniques, including simplified sample preparation, automated analyses, avoidance of contamination introduced during the analytical process, and in situ analysis of the extracellular fluid of living organisms. This review outlines the effectiveness of the continuous monitoring of unbound chemicals from tissues, organs, and body fluids by on-line MD-HPLC methods. In addition, a discussion is presented on the application of in vivo on-line MD-HPLC toward obtaining biochemical event information in the extracellular fluid of various tissues and in biological fluids for pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, toxicological, and bioprocess monitoring.

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