A continuous flow system combined with a sensing fluorimetric transductor for the determination of β-naphthol

A single automatic method for continuous flow determination of β-naphthol based on the enhancement of its native fluorescence once the analyte was transitorily retained on-line on a solid support (QAE A-25 resin) is reported. So, a flow-through optosensor was developed using a flow-injection analysis system with solid phase fluorimetric transduction. KCl (0.15 mol l⁻¹) at pH 12.0 was used as carrier solution. To obtain the optimum fluorescence signal the wavelengths chosen were 245 nm (excitation) and 420 nm (emission). The response of the sensor was directly proportional to the sample volume injected in the studied range 40-1500 μl. Approximately one higher order of magnitude is achieved in sensitivity when 1500 μl are used with respect to the use of 40 μl of sample. The sensor was calibrated for three different injection volumes: 40, 600 and 1500 μl, responding linearly in the measuring range of 2-60, 0.5-15 and 0.2-5 μg l⁻¹ with detection limits of 0.5, 0.09 and 0.05 μg l⁻¹, respectively. The relative standard deviation for ten independent determination is 0.6% (40 μl), 0.9% (600 μl) and 2.3% (1500 μl). A recovery study was performed onto three different spiked water samples at concentration levels from 1 to 2.5 μg l⁻¹ and the recovery percentage from the experimental data ranged between 101±2 and 105±5.     

Simultaneous determination of fluorophores with overlapped spectra by sequential injection analysis coupled to variable angle scanning fluorescence spectrometry and multivariate linear regression algorithms

An automated and versatile sequential injection spectrofluorimetric procedure for the simultaneous determination of multicomponent mixtures in micellar medium without prior separation processes is reported. The methodology is based upon the segmentation of a sample slug between two different buffer zones in order to attain both an improvement of sensitivity and residual minimization for the whole species. Resolution of overlapping fluorescence profiles is achieved using a variable angle scanning technique coupled to multivariate least-squares regression (MLR) algorithms at both sample edges.The potentialities of the described methodology are illustrated with the spectrofluorimetric determination of four widespread pesticides with different acid-base properties; viz. carbaryl (CBL) (1-naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate), fuberidazole (FBZ) (2-(2′-furyl)benzimidazole), thiabendazole (TBZ) (2-(4′-thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and warfarin (W) (3-α-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin). Detection limits at the 3σ level were 3.9, 0.02, 0.03 and 10 μg l⁻¹ for CBL, FBZ, TBZ and W, respectively at the maximum sensitivity pH. Dynamic ranges of 13-720 μg l⁻¹ CBL, 0.10-14 μg l⁻¹ FBZ, 0.19-60 μg l⁻¹ TBZ and 0.05-5 mg l⁻¹ W were achieved. Relative standard deviations (n=10) were 0.2% for 100 μg l⁻¹ CBL and 2.4 μg l⁻¹ FBZ, 0.7% for 8 μg l⁻¹ TBZ and 1.0% for 1 mg l⁻¹ W. The proposed automated methodology, which handles 17 samples/h, was validated and applied to spiked real water samples with very satisfactory results.     

Determination of carbamazepine in serum and pharmaceutical preparations using immobilization on a nylon support and fluorescence detection

A novel approach is presented for the spectrofluorimetric determination of the powerful anticonvulsant carbamazepine and its main metabolite in human serum. The strategy consists in the support of both compounds on a nylon membrane, and their subsequent determination through a solid-surface fluorescence methodology combined with a suitable chemometric analysis. The novelty of the present method lies in the fact that while carbamazepine does not fluoresce neither in solution nor supported on a variety of surfaces, significant emission signals are observed when it is supported on the nylon matrix, a property which has not been previously exploited by analysts. Multivariate calibration analysis was performed on three-way excitation-emission matrix data. The algorithms applied were: parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC), self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition (SWATLD) and N-way partial least-squares regression (N-PLS). The results were compared with two-way calibration data analysed with partial least-squares regression (PLS-1). The methodology is highly specific, and it appears to be suitable for the routine monitoring of serum concentrations in patients receiving chronic therapy. In addition, the technique was satisfactorily applied to the determination of carbamazepine in pharmaceutical formulations.     

Spectrofluorimetric method for the simultaneous determination of zinc and cadmium

The simultaneous determination of zinc and cadmium using derivative synchronous and multiwavelength synchronous spectrofluorimetry is described. Effects of experimental variables on the fluorescence intensities and on the spectral resolution of the fluorescent chelates of these metals with 8-(p-toluenesulfonamido)-quinoline (TSQ) in a sodium lauryl sulfate micellar medium have been studied. Mixtures containing 10–200 g L^–1 Zn and 15–250 g L^–1 Cd have been analyzed with good results. The proposed method has been applied to a biological sample.     

氧化石墨烯-亚甲基蓝体系荧光光度法灵敏测定铋(Ⅲ)离子

在水溶液中,氧化石墨烯(Go)对亚甲基蓝(CMB)的荧光可产生猝灭作用,加入适量Bi3+可使体系的荧光增强,且增强程度与Bi3+的加入量有关。氧化石墨烯含有大量的含氧官能团使之表面带负电荷,易于分散在水中。带正电荷的荧光染料亚甲基蓝通过静电引力和π—π堆积作用吸附在GO表面,形成了GO-MB复合物,从而产生荧光猝灭。使用改进的Hummers制备了氧化石墨烯,应用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对制备的GO进行了表征。利用紫外可见吸收光谱验证了石墨烯与亚甲基蓝的作用过程,结果表明亚甲基蓝的荧光猝灭后,其两个主要吸收峰强度明显降低,而且GO的吸收光谱与MB的发射光谱完全不同,重叠度太小,不能发生能量转移,因此,GO与MB发生的荧光猝灭属于静态猝灭过程。当向亚甲基蓝氧化石墨烯络合体系加入Bi3+后,由于Bi3+体积小,带正电荷多从而取代了亚甲基蓝致使亚甲基蓝脱离氧化石墨烯,荧光恢复,荧光恢复的程度随Bi3+量的增加而增强,据此建立了氧化石墨烯-亚甲基蓝荧光光度法测定Bi3+的新方法。考察了亚甲基蓝、氧化石墨烯浓度,酸度以及试剂加入顺序对体系荧光恢复的影响,该络合体系的激发波长为667 nm,发射波长为690 nm,在优化条件下,Bi3+的浓度在0.5～100 μmol·L-1范围内与荧光强度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.995 5。方法的检出限为1.0×10-8 mol·L-1(S/N=3)。评价了该方法的选择性,结果表明当共存离子为1 000倍的K+,Ca2+,Na+,Mg2+,Cu2+;100倍的Fe3+,Be2+,SiO2-₃,Al3+,Ni2+,Sb3+,NO-₃,Cl-,F-;20倍的Pb2+,Hg2+,Cd2+不干扰Bi3+的测定,新方法具有灵敏度高、快速、成本低等优点,将提出的方法用于环境水样的分析,回收率为93.4%～105.2%。     

动力学分光光度法及荧光光度法测定痕量甲醛

在稀硫酸溶液中,研究了甲醛对催化KClO3氧化丁基罗丹明B褪色及荧光猝灭的动力学条件,建立了测定痕量甲醛的动力学光度及荧光光度分析方法,方法线性范围分别为0.02～0.27μg/mL和0.01～2.45μg/mL,检出限分别为1.2×10-8g/mL和3.8×10-9g/mL。该法灵敏度较高,选择性较好,用于湖水、饮料和漆料中痕量甲醛的测定,结果令人满意。     

Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Dopamine Using Chlorosulfonylthenoyltrifluoroacetone–Europium Probe

A new spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of trace amounts of dopamine (DA). Using chlorosulfonylthenoyltrifluoroacetone (CTTA)–europium ion (Eu³⁺) as a fluorescent probe, in a buffer solution at pH = 10.0, DA can remarkably enhance the fluorescence intensity of the CTTA-Eu³⁺ complex at λ = 612 nm; the enhanced fluorescence intensity of Eu³⁺ is proportional to the concentration of DA. Optimum conditions for the determination of DA were also investigated. The linear range and detection limit for the determination of DA were 5.0 × 10⁻⁸∼1.6 × 10⁻⁵ mol/l and 3.2 × 10⁻⁸ mol/l. This method is simple, practical and relatively free of interference from coexisting substances, and can be applied to assess DA in injection and human serum samples with good precision and accuracy.     

A New Spectrofluorimetric Method for Determination of Trace Amounts 5-Hydroxytryptamine in Human Urine and Serum

A new spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of trace amount of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in human urine and serum samples. In the NaAc-HAc buffer solution of pH=5.80, 5-HT can react with formaldehyde-acetylacetone system to form a new compound which sends yellow green fluorescence at 533nm and the enhanced fluorescence intensity is in proportion to the concentration of 5-HT. Optimum conditions for the determination of 5-HT were also investigated. The dynamic range and detection limit for the determination of 5-HT are 5.35×10⁻⁷∼1.07×10⁻⁴ mol/L and 2.08×10⁻⁷ mol/L, respectively. The developed method is simple, practical and can be successfully applied to determination of 5-HT in human urine and serum samples. Moreover, the enhancement mechanisms of the fluorescence intensity in the 5-HT - formaldehyde-acetylacetone system have been also discussed.     

Development of a selective fluorimetric technique for rapid trace determination of zinc using 3-hydroxyflavone

A sensitive and a selective spectrofluorimetric method have been developed for the rapid determination of trace levels of zinc. The method is based on complex formation between zinc and 3-hydroxyflavone (3HF), which displays an intense emission signal around 478 nm. The analytical performance of the method was examined by considering the factors that affect the complex formation such as pH, mole ratio of the metal and solvent type. The optimum conditions for the complex formation were metal to ligand stoichiometric ratio of 1:1 at pH 7.5 with 0.1 M Tris buffer. Under these conditions the detection limit attained was 1.5 ppb. The method was appropriately validated and yielded relative standard deviations of less than 2% (n = 5), which was considered acceptable. It was successfully applied to the trace determination of zinc in drinking water, hair shampoo and pharmaceutical samples.     

Development of a novel flow injection liquid-liquid microextraction method for the on-line separation and preconcentration for determination of zinc(II) using 5-(8-hydroxy-2-quinolinylmethyl)-2,8-dithia-5-aza-2,6-pyridinophane as a sensitive and selective fluorescent chemosensor

A novel flow injection analysis (FIA) system based on liquid-liquid microextraction and fluorimetric determination was developed for the determination of traces of the Zn²⁺ ion using 5-(8-hydroxy-2-quinolinylmethyl)-2,8-dithia-5-aza-2,6-pyridinophane (L) as a sensitive and selective fluorimetric sensor, with λ_ex = 373 nm and λ_em = 530 nm, and hexanol as the extracting organic solvent. In the designed FIA system, the phase separation takes place via gravitation forces in the absence of any segmenter. The influence of pH and ionic strength of the solution, amount of ligand, nature of counter ion, volume of organic solvent, extraction time and coil length was investigated. Under optimized experimental conditions, the calibration curve found to be liner over a concentration range of 0.025-4.53 μg mL⁻¹ (R² = 0.9951) with a limit of detection of 2.3 ng mL⁻¹. The enrichment factor was 45 and relative standard deviation for 7 replicate determinations was 2.43%. The method is very fast and uses low levels of organic solvents. The proposed method was applied successfully to the determination of zinc(II) in human hair, human serum and two inorganic sludge samples.