Solid-phase microextraction in biomedical analysis

S. Ulrich

doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(00)00934-1

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Solid-phase microextraction in biomedical analysis

2000-11-01

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S. Ulrich *

DOI：10.1016/S0021-9673(00)00934-1

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Chromatographic methods are preferred in the analysis of organic molecules with lower molecular mass (<500 g/mol) in body fluids, i.e., the assay of drugs, metabolites, endogenous substances and poisons as well as of environmental exposure by gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC), for example. Sample preparation in biomedical analysis is mainly performed by liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction. However, new methods are investigated with the aim to increase the sample throughput and to improve the quality of analytical methods. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) was introduced about a decade ago and it was mainly applied to environmental and food analysis. All steps of sample preparation, i.e., extraction,. concentration, derivatization and transfer to the chromatograph, are integrated in one step and in one device. This is accomplished by the intelligent combination of an immobilized extraction solvent (a polymer) with a special geometry (a fiber within a syringe). It was a challenge to test this novel principle in biomedical analysis. Thus, an introduction is provided to the theory of SPME in the present paper. A critical review of the first applications to biomedical analyses is presented in the main paragraph. The optimization of SPME as well as advantages and disadvantages are discussed. It is concluded that, because of some unique characteristics, SPME can be introduced with benefit into several areas of biomedical analysis. In particular, the application of headspace SPME-GC-MS in forensic toxicology and environmental medicine appears to be promising. However, it seems that SPME will not become a universal method. Thus, on-line SPE-LC coupling with column-switching technique may be a good alternative if an analytical problem cannot be sufficiently dealt with by SPME. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:

reviews

solid-phase microextraction

forensic analysis

pharmaceutical analysis

antidepressants

betablockers

benzodiazepines

amphetamine

phencyclidine

polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

pesticides

volatile organic compounds

polychlorinated biphenyls

antihistamines

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