Title: sheath flow interface
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sheath flow interface
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12570
Status: current

Definition
Capillary electrophoresis to electrospray ionization interface that uses a coaxial flow of make-up liquid that is introduced through a tube that is concentric with the separation capillary.

Related Term
- make-up liquid: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12475

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1590 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'sheath flow interface' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12570
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