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On-line preconcentration strategy for the simultaneous quantification of three local anaesthetics in human urine using capillary zone electrophoresis

The simultaneous determination of usually employed anaesthetics (procaine, lidocaine and bupivacaine) has been developed and validated using capillary electrophoresis with ultraviolet detection at 212 nm. The separation of these three drugs has been achieved in less than 7 min, using … Continue reading

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Advances in the application of chemiluminescence detection in liquid chromatography

Recently, chemiluminescence (CL)-based detection has become a very useful detection system in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) due to its simplicity, low cost, high sensitivity and high selectivity. Some methods such as the use of photochemically induced CL reactions, the application … Continue reading

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Determination of aminoglycosides in honey by capillary electrophoresis tandem mass spectrometry and extraction with molecularly imprinted polymers

A new analytical method based on capillary zone electrophoresis-tandem mass spectrometry is proposed and validated for the identification and simultaneous quantification of nine aminoglycosides in honey samples. Detection using an ion trap mass analyzer operating in the multiple reaction monitoring … Continue reading

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Hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction combined with capillary HPLC for the selective determination of six sulfonylurea herbicides in environmental waters

A three-phase hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction combined with a capillary LC method using diode array detection was proposed for the determination of six sulfonylurea herbicides, triasulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, chlorsulfuron, flazasulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, and primisulfuron-methyl, in environmental water samples. Different factors that can affect … Continue reading

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Ultrasound-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction for the determination of carbamates in wines by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

A new sensitive multiresidue method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) has been developed for the detection, confirmation and quantification of twenty five carbamates in wine samples. The separation was achieved in 5.5 min, using a Zorbax Eclipse … Continue reading

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Green methodology based on dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and micellar electrokinetic chromatography for 5-nitroimidazole analysis in water samples

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction has been proposed as an extraction technique combined with micellar  electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) for the analysis of eight 5-nitroimidazole compounds, including some metabolites, in water samples. Determination has been carried out using a diode array detector, employing … Continue reading

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Micellar electrokinetic chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry employing a volatile surfactant for the analysis of amino acids in human urine

A new MEKC-ESI-MS method for the analysis of amino acids (AAs) in human urine was developed employing ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) as volatile surfactant. The influence of APFO on the MS signal of AAs was evaluated by infusion experiments, which showed … Continue reading

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Mass spectrometric and contactless conductivity detection approaches in the determination of muscle relaxants by capillary electrophoresis

Novel and rapid capillary electrophoresis-coupled tandem mass spectrometry (CE-MS/MS) and capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C4D) methods have been developed for the separation and determination of three neuromuscular blocking agents: pancuronium, vecuronium, and rocuronium. In both cases, … Continue reading

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Novel solid phase extraction method for the analysis of 5-nitroimidazoles and metabolites in milk samples by capillary electrophoresis

A new sample treatment has been developed for the extraction of 5-nitroimidazole (5-NDZ) drugs in milk samples previous to their determination by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). Fat removing and protein precipitation were simultaneously carried out by the addition of trichloroacetic … Continue reading

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On-line anion exchange solid-phase extraction coupled to liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection to determine quinolones in water and human urine

An analytical method based on on-line solid-phase extraction coupled to liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection has been developed to determine quinolones in tap water and human urine. A home-made setup was used to percolate 10 mL of sample through a solid-phase … Continue reading

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