Low-voltage electromembrane extraction of basic drugs from biological samples

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The present work has for the first time demonstrated electromembrane extraction (EME) at voltages obtainable by common batteries. Five basic drugs were extracted from acidified aqueous sample solutions, across a supported liquid membrane (SLM) consisting of 1-isopropyl-4-nitrobenzene impregnated in the walls of a hollow fiber, and into an acidified aqueous acceptor solution present inside the lumen of the hollow fiber with potential differences of 1-10 V applied over the SLM. Extractions from 1 ml standard solutions prepared in 10 mM HCl for 5 min and with a potential of 10 V demonstrated analyte recoveries of 50-93% in 25 μl of 10 mM HCl as acceptor solution. This corresponds to enrichment factors of 20-37. Similar results were obtained with a common 9 V battery as power supply. Recoveries from low-voltage EME on human plasma, urine, and breast milk diluted with acetate buffer (pH 4) demonstrated recoveries in the range of 37-55% after 5 min of extraction. Excellent selectivity was demonstrated as no interfering peaks were detected. Standard curves in the range of 0.0625-0.625 μg/ml demonstrated correlation coefficients of 0.994-0.999. Extraction recoveries from human plasma, urine or breast milk were not found to be sensitive towards individual variations. The results show that low-voltage EME has a future potential as a simple, selective, and time-efficient sample preparation technique of biological fluids.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Chromatography A
Volume1180
Issue number1-2
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
ISSN0021-9673
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Feb 2008

    Research areas

  • Basic drugs, Electromembrane extraction, Sample preparation, Supported liquid membranes

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