Capillary Electrophoresis to Monitor Peptide Grafting onto Chitosan Films in Real Time

The overall goal of this capillary electrophoresis method is to monitor the grafting reaction of peptides onto chitosan films in real time. This method can help answer key questions in the analytical chemistry and polymer chemistry fields, such as how the reaction is proceeding, and how efficient the grafting process is. The main advantage of this technique is that there is no sample preparation needed, and the reaction mixture can be analyzed in real time.

Even though this method can provide insight into reaction processes, it can also be applied towards a system, such as the binding of an anti-cancer drug to a drug carrier, or the digestion of rice or breakfast cereals. Weigh out two grams of glacial acetic acid and complete to 100 milliliters with ultra pure water. Add 100 milliliters of the 2%mass percent acetic acid aqueous solution to 1.7 grams of chitosan powder.