Application of microcrystalline cellulose as an efficient and cheap sorbent for the extraction of metoprolol from plasma and wastewater before HPLC–MS/MS determination

A dispersive solid-phase extraction method based on a new sorbent has been performed on plasma and wastewater samples to determine metoprolol by high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. In this study, the analyte was adsorbed from the samples onto microcrystalline cellulose as a green and efficient sorbent and then eluted for use in the determination step. In the mass spectrometer, the analyte was detected in the positive mode and selectivity of the analysis was increased by sequential mass analysis through multiple reaction monitoring. All of the effective parameters in the extraction of metoprolol from plasma and wastewater were optimized. Under optimal conditions the method was linear in the ranges of 1–1,000 and 0.1–1,000 ng/ml in plasma and wastewater samples, respectively. The detection limits of the method were 0.30 and 0.03 ng/ml in plasma and wastewater samples, respectively. The data showed that the method provides low detection limit, wide linear range, good precision and high extraction recovery. Finally several plasma and wastewater samples were successfully analyzed using the method. The use of a small amount of a green and inexpensive sorbent and a low volume of plasma without the need for further pretreatment steps are the main advantages of the method.     

Headspace SPME–GC Method for Acetone Analysis and its Biomedical Application

A new method for extraction and analysis of acetone in human urine based on headspace solid phase microextraction using a mixture of activated carbon and zeolite as sorbents in a PVC matrix coated on a silver wire and its application to the determination of ketone bodies is described. Unlike commercial fibers, which are coated on fused silica, the coating adheres strongly to the silver wire and is thermally stable up to 250 °C. After optimization of coating composition and microextraction conditions the fiber was used for the analysis of acetone in human urine.     

Calculation of the viscosity of binary liquids at various temperatures using Jouyban-Acree model

Applicability of the Jouyban-Acree model for calculating absolute viscosity of binary liquid mixtures with respect to temperature and mixture composition is proposed. The correlation ability of the model is evaluated by employing viscosity data of 143 various aqueous and non-aqueous liquid mixtures at various temperatures collected from the literature. The results show that the model is able to correlate the data with an overall percentage deviation (PD) of 1.9+/-2.5%. In order to test the prediction capability of the model, three experimental viscosities from the highest and lowest temperatures along with the viscosities of neat liquids at all temperatures have been employed to train the model, then the viscosity values at other mixture compositions and temperatures were predicted and the overall PD obtained is 2.6+/-4.0%.     

Solubility Data of Diazepam in Binary and Ternary Mixtures of PEGs 200 and 400 with N-Methyl Pyrrolidone and Water at 298.2 K: Experimental Data and Modeling

Experimental solubilities of diazepam in binary and ternary solvents of polyethylene glycols 200 and 400 with N-methyl pyrrolidone and water at T = 298.2 K are reported. The Jouyban–Acree model was used to fit solubility data of diazepam in the binary and ternary solvent mixtures (106 data points) in which the overall mean relative deviations (OMRD %) is 13.1 % and the prediction OMRD % is 31.7 %. The combined version of the Jouyban–Acree model with Hansen solubility parameters was used for fitting and predicting the solubility data and the OMRDs % are 10.0 and 20.8 %, respectively. Also, the previously proposed trained versions of the Jouyban–Acree model were used for predicting the reported data in this work and all results are listed in the tables. The density of the solute-free solvent mixtures were measured and employed to calculate the constants of the Jouyban–Acree model and then the densities of the saturated solutions were predicted.     

Determination of phenytoin in exhaled breath condensate using electromembrane extraction followed by capillary electrophoresis

Application of hollow fiber-based electromembrane extraction was studied for extraction and quantification of phenytoin from exhaled breath condensate (EBC). Phenytoin is extracted from EBC through a supported liquid membrane consisting of 1-octanol impregnated in the walls of a hollow fiber, and into an alkaline aqueous acceptor solution inside the lumen of the fiber. Under the obtained conditions of electromembrane extraction, that is, the extraction time of 15 min, stirring speed of 750 rpm, donor phase pH at 11.0, acceptor pH at 13.0, and an applied voltage of 15 V across the supported liquid membrane, an enrichment factor of 102-fold correspond to extraction percent of 25.5% was achieved. Good linearity was obtained over the concentration range of 0.001–0.10 µg/mL (r² = 0.9992). Limits of detection and quantitation were 0.001 and 0.003 µg/mL, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to determine phenytoin from EBC samples of patients receiving the drug. No interfering peaks were detected that indicating excellent selectivity of the method. The intra- and interday precisions (RSDs) were less than 14%.     

Solubility of phenobarbital in aqueous cosolvent mixtures revisited: IKBI preferential solvation analysis

The preferential solvation parameters of phenobarbital in aqueous binary mixtures of 1,4-dioxane, t-butanol, n-propanol, ethanol, propylene glycol and glycerol were derived from solution thermodynamic properties by using the IKBI method. This drug is sensitive to preferential solvation effects in all these mixtures. The preferential solvation parameter by the cosolvent (δx_1,3) is negative in almost all the water-rich mixtures but positive in mixtures with similar proportions of solvents and cosolvent-rich mixtures, except in 1-propanol + water mixtures, where negative values are also found in mixtures with x₁ ≥ 0.70. Hydrophobic hydration around the non-polar ethyl and phenyl groups of this drug in water-rich mixtures could play a relevant role in drug solvation. Otherwise, in mixtures of similar solvent compositions and in cosolvent-rich mixtures the preferential solvation by cosolvent could be due to the acidic behaviour of the drug.     

Comments on “Thermodynamic Models for Correlation of Solubility of Hexaquocobalt(II) Bis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-toluenesulfonate) in Liquid Mixtures of Water and Ethanol from 288.15 to 333.15 K”

Mathematical representations reported by Yu et al. for the CNIBS/R–K model and a hybrid model are carefully examined in regards to the model’s ability to predict the solubility of hexaquocobalt(II) bis(p-toluenesulfonate). The equation coefficients reported by Yu et al. were found to give calculated mole fraction solubilities in ethanol that exceed unity for both models.     

Solubility of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen in Polyethylene Glycol 600, N-Methyl Pyrrolidone and Water Mixtures

The solubility of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in binary and ternary mixtures of N-methyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol 600 and water at 25 °C were determined and the solubilities are mathematically represented by the Jouyban–Acree model. The density of the solute-free solvent mixtures was measured and employed to train the Jouyban–Acree model and then the densities of the saturated solutions were predicted. The overall mean relative deviations (OMRDs) for fitting the solubility data of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in binary mixtures are 3.2% and 6.0%, respectively. The OMRDs for fitting the solubilities in ternary solvent mixtures for acetaminophen and ibuprofen are 15.0% and 28.6%, respectively, and the OMRD values for predicting all solubilities of acetaminophen and ibuprofen by a trained version of the Jouyban–Acree model are 9.4% and 17.8%, respectively. The prediction OMRD for the density of saturated solutions is 1.9%.     

Deferiprone solubility in some non-aqueous mono-solvents at different temperatures: experimental data and thermodynamic modelling

The solubility of deferiprone (DFP) in five organic solvents including ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetonitrile, 1,4-dioxane and dichloromethane was investigated by the flask-shake method under atmospheric pressure at temperatures ranging from 293.15 to 313.15 K. In general, the solubility (mol L^–1) obeyed the following order from high to low in different mono-solvents: dichloromethane > chloroform > acetonitrile > 1,4-dioxane > ethyl acetate. The solubility of DFP in the mono-solvents increased with a rise of temperature. The solubility data were successfully correlated with the van’t Hoff equation. The generated data in this work and the previously published data were used to calculate the thermodynamic parameters of the system using the modified van’t Hoff equation, and the derived thermodynamic properties were correlated using Abraham solvation parameters.