Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2026.100229
Ewelina Czyz , Marie Štorková , Jakub Erben , Pavel Holec , František Švec , Dalibor Šatínský
The use of hydrophobic and aromatic polymer nanofibers as novel sorbents for extracting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from river water has been evaluated. Of the materials tested, the biodegradable aliphatic polymer polycaprolactone (PCL) exhibited strong retention of all analytes via hydrophobic interactions. In contrast, the aromatic polymer polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) demonstrated superior performance with higher-ring PAHs due to a combination of hydrophobic and π–π stacking interactions. The porous, permeable structure of the fibrous sorbents enabled rapid extraction. The spin-filter µSPE format required only 10 s for sorbent activation, extraction, and elution, resulting in a total processing time of 30 s per sample. Up to 48 samples could be processed simultaneously, reducing manual handling and simplifying the workflow. Analytical performance was evaluated using river water spiked at different concentration levels. The method showed good linearity (R² ≥ 0.98) across concentration ranges of 0.1–5 µg L⁻¹ for most analytes, with limits of detection of 0.009–0.14 µg L⁻¹ for PCL and 0.012–0.27 µg L⁻¹ for PPS. Recoveries ranged from 57 to 102 % for PCL and 88–139 % for PPS, with relative standard deviations below 15 %, and preconcentration factors of approximately twofold. These results demonstrate that meltblown PCL and PPS nanofibers combined with spin-filter µSPE provide a rapid and practical approach to extracting PAHs from environmental water samples.
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A miniaturized and environmentally conscious analytical workflow was developed and validated for the extraction, purification, and quantification of major glycoalkaloids (α-solanine, α-chaconine), the degradation product γ-chaconine, and the aglycone solanidine in potato-based snack products. The method combines ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) with pipette-tip solid-phase extraction (PT-SPE), followed by UHPLC-MS/MS analysis. UAE conditions were optimized using a Box-Behnken statistical design, which evaluated the extraction time, ultrasound amplitude, and solid:liquid (SL) ratio. Optimal conditions were determined to be 5 min, 100 % amplitude, and a 1:9 w/v of SL ratio, with methanol as the most effective extraction solvent. MSU-2-C18 mesostructured silica sorbent, packed into pipette tips (5 mg) connected to a SPE vacuum manifold (VMA-PT-SPE), was employed under the optimized conditions to simultaneously purify up to 12 extracts. The method's greenness was evaluated using the AGREEprep metric, yielding a score of 0.65, indicating good environmental performance. Limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ), ranging from 0.55–4.40 µg/kg and 1.82–14.67 µg/kg, respectively, were achieved for the target analytes. Application to four commercial potato-based snacks revealed major (α-solanine and α-chaconine) and minor glycoalkaloids (γ-chaconine and solanidine) levels, ranging from 2.0 to 16.0 mg/kg fresh weight, highlighting substantial variability among products and providing a more comprehensive characterization of the glycoalkaloid profile. Compared to conventional SPE formats, this UAE-VMA-PT-SPE strategy offers superior reproducibility while reducing sample and solvent consumption. The method represents a powerful tool for routine monitoring of glycoalkaloids in potato snacks, supporting food safety assessments and addressing analytical priorities established by the European Food Safety Authority.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100227
Anne Oldeide Hay, Frederik André Hansen
Tetracyclines are widely used antibiotics in animal farming, raising concerns over their residues in food and associated health risks. Current methods for residue determination are complex, time-consuming, and produce substantial solvent waste. Electromembrane extraction (EME) offers high clean-up efficiency, minimal solvent use, and direct LC-MS/MS compatibility. This study evaluates EME for extraction of four tetracyclines (oxytetracycline, tetracycline, chlorotetracycline, doxycycline) from complex matrices including milk, egg white, honey, and human plasma. Optimal parameters varied across matrices, underscoring the need for matrix-specific optimization. Optimized methods achieved recoveries of 66–101 %, excellent linearity (R² = 0.9929–0.9998), and minimal matrix effects (-14 % to 1 %). LLOQs ranged from 0.5 to 2.1 ng/g, with calibration curves extending to 1000 ng/g, covering concentrations relevant for residue monitoring. These results demonstrate EME’s potential for reliable analysis of challenging polar and zwitterionic compounds in food and biological samples. Finally, the greenness was evaluated by the AGREEprep metric tool, gaining a total score of 0.64.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100225
Ingrid Hagarová , Vasil Andruch , Alina Kalyniukova
In this study, a novel and environmentally friendly analytical procedure was developed for the fast separation and preconcentration of ultra-trace levels of lead from water samples at room temperature. The method is based on a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent–assisted rapid synergistic cloud point extraction (HDES-RS-CPE), followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) for quantification. The selected HDES was composed of l-menthol and 1-octanol in a 1:1 molar ratio, while ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) and Triton X-114 were employed as the chelating agent and nonionic surfactant, respectively. Key experimental parameters influencing extraction efficiency were systematically investigated and optimized. Under optimal conditions, the method achieved a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.04 µg/L, a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.12 µg/L, and an enrichment factor (EF) of 38, with spike recoveries ranging from 94 % to 104 %. The method’s greenness, practicality and robustness were confirmed using various metrics demonstrated compliance with the principles of Green Analytical Chemistry, highlighting the method’s potential as a sustainable and efficient approach for ultra-trace lead quantification in environmental samples.
{"title":"Green hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent-based rapid synergistic cloud point extraction and quantification of ultra-trace lead","authors":"Ingrid Hagarová , Vasil Andruch , Alina Kalyniukova","doi":"10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100225","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100225","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a novel and environmentally friendly analytical procedure was developed for the fast separation and preconcentration of ultra-trace levels of lead from water samples at room temperature. The method is based on a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent–assisted rapid synergistic cloud point extraction (HDES-RS-CPE), followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) for quantification. The selected HDES was composed of <span>l</span>-menthol and 1-octanol in a 1:1 molar ratio, while ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) and Triton X-114 were employed as the chelating agent and nonionic surfactant, respectively. Key experimental parameters influencing extraction efficiency were systematically investigated and optimized. Under optimal conditions, the method achieved a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.04 µg/L, a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.12 µg/L, and an enrichment factor (EF) of 38, with spike recoveries ranging from 94 % to 104 %. The method’s greenness, practicality and robustness were confirmed using various metrics demonstrated compliance with the principles of Green Analytical Chemistry, highlighting the method’s potential as a sustainable and efficient approach for ultra-trace lead quantification in environmental samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100052,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Sample Preparation","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100225"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145623498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100222
Cristian Gonzalez-Jimenez, Paula Tejedor-Matellanes, Mercedes de Frutos, Angel Puerta
The rising interest in studying milk proteins is due to several factors such as the food supplement consumption based on them and the circular economy of the whey obtained as a byproduct in the dairy industry. Modifications of the milk proteins, such as fragmentation, aggregation and denaturation happening during manufacturing need to be tightly controlled. In this work the use of an aqueous biphasic system (ABS) consisting of a natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) and a salt to recover proteins from milk that could be applied to the extraction of milk proteins from byproducts in the dairy industry, was evaluated. As NADES betaine:urea:water (1:2:1 molar ratio) was employed. Back-extraction of milk proteins into water was evaluated by UV spectroscopy and by capillary electrophoresis with sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS). This study included the prior assessment of the usefulness of non-reducing CE-SDS method with laboratory-made gel-buffers for analyzing bovine caseins and whey proteins. Afterwards the compatibility of this CE method with the use of this NADES as protein solvent was established. The study allowed demonstrating that caseins as well as whey proteins mainly partition in the NADES-rich phase of the ABS, with recovery yield values higher than 77 %, extraction efficiencies higher than 97 % and back-extraction into water using centrifugal filter devices higher than 28 %. This work supports a procedure for recovering milk proteins from dairy industry byproducts using chemicals considered environmentally friendly. Sustainability of the ABS and back-extraction method was assessed using the AGREEprep tool. Besides the green characteristics of the sample preparation, the CE-SDS method established consumes a very low volume of sample and reagents and allows analyzing the individual caseins and whey proteins in less than 6 min as well as measuring the back-extraction recovery in water.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100221
Miloš Dvořák , Sylvie Profousová , Pavel Kubáň
Dried blood spots (DBSs) are typically sampled on porous sorbents, which may retain analytes in their structure during DBS rehydration but also release various species into the eluates and contaminate them. To eliminate the eluate contamination, a novel concept for sorbent-less DBS microsampling was suggested, and a comprehensive study was carried out investigating the effect of the novel and the standard DBS sampling procedures on the contamination. In the novel concept, a small drop of capillary blood with a known volume was quantitatively pipetted into a non-porous polypropylene vial (compatible with capillary electrophoresis (CE) instruments for subsequent analysis) without being absorbed by any sorbent. All procedures, including DBS sampling, drying, rehydration, and homogenization, were done directly in-vial, and the blood drying time was < 3 h. By neglecting the porous sorbent, contamination of the resulting DBS eluates by sorbent-borne species was eliminated, which was demonstrated by the CE determination of inorganic cations/anions and organic anions. The ionic composition of the rehydrated sorbent-less DBSs showed no statistical difference from the original liquid capillary blood. On the contrary, all commercial sorbents released considerable levels of ions into the eluates (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and Cl-, NO3-, SO42-, HCOO- being the major cationic and anionic contaminants, respectively), resulting in up to 3.5-fold higher concentrations in standard vs. sorbent-less DBS samples and having a detrimental effect on quantitative DBS analyses. Moreover, additional ionic contamination was observed for DBSs sampled on pre-impregnated sorbents and/or by volumetric devices treated with anticoagulants. Consequently, a simple, precise, and accurate procedure was presented for sorbent-less DBS microsampling in medical as well as patient-centric conditions. The most convenient and economical DBS sampling was achieved by a low-cost micropipette with adjustable volume, resulting in precision and accuracy of ≤ 1.7 and 1.4%, respectively, for quantitative blood transfers, and CE analyses repeatability of ≤ 7.2%, after the whole DBS processing.
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Monitoring pesticide residues in wine is essential for ensuring food safety, as these compounds and their metabolites can persist in the final product and pose potential health risks. This study reports the development of a hybrid sorbent based on graphene oxide anchored to aminosilica particles (GO@Si), functionalized with ionic liquids (ILs) via direct anion-exchange. Among the tested combinations, GO@Si-[VHIm]⁺PF₆⁻ exhibited the best extraction performance due to its multiple interaction mechanisms with analytes. This sorbent was integrated into a microextraction by packed sorbent (MEPS) system for the extraction of six multiclass pesticides from wine, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) analysis. After optimizing extraction conditions using univariate and multivariate approaches, the method demonstrated excellent linearity (r² ≥ 0.9958), satisfactory precision (RSDs < 15 %), and recoveries ranging from 49 % to 112 %. Limits of quantification were from 0.030 to 0.130 ng mL⁻¹, with negligible matrix effects in white, red, and rosé wines. The method also presented notable green advantages, including device reusability (up to six cycles) and low solvent consumption (0.7 mL per extraction). Sustainability assessments using AGREEprep and BAGI yielded favourable scores (0.52 and 57.5, respectively). This pilot study provides a promising and environmentally conscious analytical approach for multiclass pesticide monitoring in wines, with potential for further development into routine analysis.
监测葡萄酒中的农药残留对确保食品安全至关重要,因为这些化合物及其代谢物可能持续存在于最终产品中,并构成潜在的健康风险。本研究报告了一种基于氧化石墨烯锚定到氨基二氧化硅颗粒(GO@Si)的混合吸附剂的开发,通过直接阴离子交换与离子液体(ILs)功能化。在测试的组合中,GO@Si-[VHIm]⁺PF₆⁻由于与被测物的多重作用机制,表现出最好的萃取性能。将该吸附剂集成到包装吸附剂(MEPS)微萃取系统中,用于从葡萄酒中提取6种多类农药,并进行高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)分析。采用单因素和多因素优化提取条件,结果表明,该方法线性度高(r²≥0.9958),精密度高(rsd = 15%),加样回收率为49% ~ 112%。定量限为0.030 ~ 0.130 ng mL(毒血症),在白、红、红葡萄酒中基质效应可以忽略不计。该方法还具有显著的绿色优势,包括设备可重复使用(多达6次循环)和低溶剂消耗(每次提取0.7 mL)。使用AGREEprep和BAGI的可持续性评估获得了有利的分数(分别为0.52和57.5)。本初步研究为葡萄酒中多种农药的监测提供了一种有前景的、环保的分析方法,并有进一步发展为常规分析的潜力。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100223
Olga Lanaridi , Yan Chen , Jakob Nils Blaschke , Pablo Ayala , Bernhard C. Bayer , Dominik Eder , Andreas Limbeck
Nanoparticles (NPs) are employed in a wide range of applications due to some of their unique characteristics. Since their properties are partly determined by their composition, accurate determination of their stoichiometry is of paramount importance for optimization and fine tuning of their properties.
We propose a laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) procedure which enables determination of NP composition. Small NP quantities (approx. 1 mg) are dispersed in a polymeric solution which is then spin coated onto a Si wafer, thereby ensuring uniform distribution of the NPs within the thin polymer film deposited on the Si substrate. Matrix-matched standards are similarly prepared by mixing elemental aqueous stock solutions with the same polymer solution, followed by spin coating.
After thorough optimization of the sample preparation, and the parameters used for laser-ablation and subsequent ICP-MS analysis, the content of the analytes could be determined with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of < 2 % for standards and < 3–8 % for the NP samples, depending on the NP type, with detection limits lower than 0.2000 µg/g for all elements. Based on the results determined for the individual NP constituents, prevailing elemental ratios have been assessed.
Yttria-doped zirconia of known stoichiometry, i.e., (ZrO2)0.98(Y2O3)0.08, was used as a reference material to validate the fit of the developed approach for the stoichiometric determination of NPs. The experimentally determined stoichiometry is in agreement with the one provided by the manufacturer. The applicability of the method is further demonstrated by assessment of the loading of CdS rods with medium-entropy (CoNiMoW)S NPs, which are interesting as novel catalysts and stoichiometric determination of Zr-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs), which function as catalysts in CO2 reduction.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100218
Esther Gómez-Mejía , María Concepción García , María Castro-Puyana , María Luisa Marina
This study aimed to develop a sustainable and efficient method for protein recovery from lemon peels using Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE), optimized through experimental design and response surface methodology. The final protocol, employing 18 % (v/v) ethanol, 110 °C, and a 7-min extraction time, demonstrated high extraction efficiency (66 %) and environmental compatibility, achieving a greenness score of 0.59 (AGREEprep). The optimized protein extract was subsequently hydrolyzed using alcalase and thermolysin, and the resulting peptide fractions were characterized by spectrophotometric methods and by Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS). A total of 58 peptides were identified, 39 of which originated from lemon proteins, along with 19 polyphenols, such as vicenin-2, narirutin or subaphylin, and other compounds (e.g., organic acids, amino acids, and purine nucleosides), revealing a diverse and multifunctional bioactive profile. Bioactivity assays demonstrated that the thermolysin hydrolysate exhibited the highest antioxidant (97 ± 1 % inhibition of hydroxyl radicals), antimicrobial (MIC = 0.75 mg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus), and antihypertensive activities (49 ± 3 % angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition), likely due to the presence of peptides enriched in aromatic amino acids such as phenylalanine and tyrosine.
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The widespread use of pesticides has led to their pervasive presence in diverse environmental matrices such as water, air, and soil. Therefore, accurate and reliable determination of pesticides in various sample types is essential. In recent years, a range of miniaturized extraction techniques, particularly solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and liquid-phase microextraction (LPME), have been developed. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in liquid- and solid-phase microextraction techniques for separation and quantification of pesticides, while also critically evaluating their respective advantages and limitations. In addition, different configurations of solid- and liquid phase microextraction used for the extraction of pesticides are discussed. Moreover, various advanced materials such as molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), 3D printed devices, Mxenes, and biopolymers used for the microextraction of pesticides were also discussed.
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