Multicommuted fluorometric multiparameter sensor for simultaneous determination of naproxen and salicylic acid in biological fluids

Anal Sci. 2007 Apr;23(4):423-8. doi: 10.2116/analsci.23.423.

Abstract

A combined approach based on solid-phase optosensing and multicommutation principles has been applied to develop a method for the simultaneous analysis of two pharmaceuticals (naproxen and salicylic acid) in biological fluids. The multicommuted flow-through optosensor was based on direct native fluorescence measurements of both analgesics using a non-polar sorbent (C18 silica gel) as a solid sensing zone. The flow system was controlled by Java-written home-made software and designed using three-way solenoid valves for an independent automated manipulation of sample and carrier solutions. Using an optimized sampling time, the method was calibrated in the range of 1 - 25 and 5 - 200 ng mL(-1). The obtained detection limits were 0.3 and 1.3 ng mL(-1) for naproxen and salicylic acid, respectively, with RSD (%) values of better than 2% for both analytes. The proposed methodology was successfully applied to urine, serum and pharmaceutical preparations. Recovery percentages ranging from 96.1 to 104% were obtained for both analytes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / blood*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / urine
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / blood*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / urine
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Fluorescence
  • Humans
  • Naproxen / blood*
  • Naproxen / urine
  • Salicylic Acid / blood*
  • Salicylic Acid / urine
  • Silica Gel
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Software

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Naproxen
  • Silica Gel
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Salicylic Acid