Storage of oral fluid as dried spots on alginate and chitosan foam – A new concept for oral fluid collection

Christine Pernille Lødøen, Lars Erik Eng Eibak, Knut Einar Rasmussen, Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard, Therese Andersen, Astrid Gjelstad

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    Abstract

    Background: In recent years, there has been a major focus on analyzing drug substances from dried μl volumes of biological fluids, commonly known as dried matrix spotting. Results: 10 μl oral fluid, spiked with five basic drugs, was collected and stored as dried spots on alginate and chitosan foam, and subsequently dissolved; the drugs were thereafter isolated with electromembrane extraction and analyzed by LC-MS. The correlation coefficients were above 0.9885 for all drugs in the range 25-1000 ng/ml. The reported RSD values were below 15%. Conclusion: Storage of oral fluid as dried spots on alginate and chitosan foam have been investigated for the first time. The extract obtained after electromembrane extraction was directly compatible with LC-MS, and apparently free from coextracted matrix components.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBioanalysis
    Volume3
    Pages (from-to)317-325
    Number of pages9
    ISSN1757-6180
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

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