scholarly journals Simultaneous determination of iron and copper in children's sera by FAAS

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svjetlana Luterotti ◽  
Tončica Kordić ◽  
Slavica Dodig
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Absorption ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
Sample Pretreatment ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Design Experiment ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption ◽  
Reference Methods ◽  
Atomic Absorption Spectrometric

Simultaneous determination of iron and copper in children's sera by FAASA new and simple flame atomic-absorption spectrometric (FAAS) method is proposed for simultaneous determination of iron and copper in children's sera. It is based on single-step sample pretreatment (deproteinization with 3 mol L-1HCl, ratio 1:1) and single-step calibration using 1.5 mol L-1HCl standard. During method's optimization a short multifactorial design experiment was used. The proposed method assures accuracy, sensitivity and precision comparable to that of the reference methods. The new approach is simple and time-, labour- and serum-saving, the latter being especially important in pediatric diagnostics.

scholarly journals Contribution to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children. I. New methods of assaying zinc and simultaneously copper and zinc in diluted sera by flame atomic-absorption spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-320
Author(s):  
Svjetlana Luterotti ◽  
Tončica Vukman Kordić ◽  
Slavica Dodig
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Absorption ◽  
Sample Pretreatment ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Single Step ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption ◽  
Reference Methods ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children ◽  
Additional Reduction

AbstractIn an attempt to provide a reliable status of metal ions in children, new methods of analysis of children’s sera are proposed. New flame atomic-absorption spectrometric (FAAS) methods are simple, cost- and time-effective and, above all, labor-, reagent- and sample-saving. Two methods were suggested: method A for simultaneous determination of Cu and Zn from 5-fold diluted sera, and method B, for assaying zinc alone in 10-fold diluted samples. Both methods are based on a single-step sample pretreatment (deproteinization with 3 mol dm–3HCl). Method A uses a single-step calibration with a mixed standard. The main advantage of method B is an additional reduction in sample consumption. Both methods were fully validated against reference methods. Accuracy, sensitivity and precision have proven them to be comparable to the reference methods in terms of analytical performance, and applicable to analyses of children’s sera.

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