Liquid phase-based microextraction techniques
(LPµETs) have attracted great attention from the scientific community
since their invention and implementation mainly due to their high
efficiency, low solvent and sample amount, enhanced selectivity and
precision, and good reproducibility for a wide range of analytes. This
review explores the different possibilities and applications of LPμETs
including dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) and
single-drop microextraction (SDME), highlighting its two main
approaches, direct immersion-SDME and headspace-SDME, hollow-fiber
liquid-phase microextraction (HF-LPME) in its two- and three-phase
device modes using the donor–acceptor interactions, and electro membrane
extraction (EME). Currently, these LPμETs are used in very different
areas of interest, from the environment to food and beverages,
pharmaceutical, clinical, and forensic analysis. Several important
potential applications of each technique will be reported, highlighting
its advantages and drawbacks. Moreover, the use of alternative and
efficient “green” extraction solvents including nanostructured
supramolecular solvents (SUPRASs, deep eutectic solvents (DES), and
ionic liquids (ILs)) will be discussed.