scholarly journals Highly Functionalized Modified Metal Oxides Polymeric Sensors for Potentiometric Determination of Letrozole in Commercial Oral Tablets and Biosamples

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1384
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mahmoud Shawky ◽  
Maha Farouk El-Tohamy

The advanced and high-functional activities of magnesium oxide and copper oxide nanoparticles encourage the extensive use of these metal oxides as remarkable electroactive materials in electrochemical and sensing detections. The current study described a comparative sensing activity and selectivity of modified coated wire membrane sensors enriched with magnesium oxide and copper oxide nanoparticles for quantifying the breast cancer medication letrozole (LTZ) in its pharmaceutical form and human plasma. The fabricated sensors were based on the incorporation of LTZ with phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) to form the electroactive complex letrozole-phosphomolybate (LTZ-PM) in the presence of o-nitrophenyloctyl ether (o-NPOE) as a solvent mediator. Under optimum conditions, the modified sensors LTZ-PM-MgONPs and LTZ-PM-CuONPs demonstrated linear relationships of 1.0 × 10−8–1.0 × 10−2 and 1.0 × 10−10–1.0 × 10−2 mol L−1, respectively. Least square equations were calculated as EmV = (56.4 ± 0.7) log [LTZ] + 569.6 and EmV = (58.7 ± 0.3) log [LTZ] + 692.6 for LTZ-PM-MgONPs and LTZ-PM-CuONPs, respectively. The conventional type LTZ-PM showed a potential response EmV = (53.3 ± 0.5) log [LTZ] + 451.4 over concentration range of 1.0 × 10−6–1.0 × 10−2 mol L−1. The suggested sensors were successfully used to determine LTZ in pharmaceutical formulations and biosamples. Method validation ensured the suitability of the suggested potentiometric sensors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (9) ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Kulapina ◽  
A. E. Dubasova ◽  
O. I. Kulapina

Cefuroxime, cefuroxime axetil and cefalexin are broad-spectrum pluripotential cephalosporin antibiotics. Their determination in various objects suggests using expensive spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical equipment and organic solvents. Potentiometric sensors can provide rapid detection of cephalosporin antibiotics in a small sample volume without a preliminary sample preparation. The study is aimed at the developing of modified solid-contact potentiometric sensors for determination of cefuroxime and cefalexin in aqueous, biological media, and pharmaceuticals. The electroanalytical characteristics of unmodified and modified polyaniline and copper oxide nanoparticle sensors are evaluated. Tetradecylammonium(TDA) with a silver (I) – cefuroxime complex are used as the active membrane components, whereas polyaniline and copper oxide nanoparticles are used as modifiers. The main electroanalytic and operational characteristics of the studied sensors in aqueous solutions of antibiotics and against the background of oral fluid (LRP) are determined. The results of comparative evaluation of the electroanalytical properties of unmodified and modified solid-contact sensors in aqueous media of some â-lactam antibiotics and against the background of oral fluid are presented. The sensors based on Ag (Cefur)2TDA are characterized by a short response time: for modified polyaniline (PAN) and copper oxide nanoparticles within 5 – 10 sec, for unmodified — 10 – 20 sec. The linear range of the electrode functions for unmodified and modified sensors is 1 × 10–4 – 1 × 10–1 M, the detection limit is 7.4 × 10–5 M for unmodified and 6.3 × 10–5 M for modified sensors, respectively. The potential drift is 6 – 12 and 4 – 6 mV/day, service life is 1.5 and 2 months for unmodified and modified sensors, respectively. The modifiers stabilize the electrode potential, perform the function of the electron transfer mediator thus enhancing the electroanalytical characteristics of the sensors. The effect of the redox agents on the sensor properties is revealed: 1 × 10–3 – 1 × 10–4 MK 2Cr2O7 and FeCl3 solutions reduce the linearity intervals of the electrode functions, KI and Mohr’s salt do not affect the characteristics of the sensors in cefuroxime and cephalexin solutions. The coefficients of potentiometric selectivity of cefuroxime-selective sensors (modified with CuO nanoparticles) with respect to cefazolin, cefotaxime, and cefalexin are close to unity; Kijpot with respect to inorganic anions being part of the oral fluid (, Cl Br,I,HCO3 ,H PO 24 ,HPO4 2) are n × 10–2 – n × 10–3. This indicates the possibility of using sensors for detecting individual cephalosporin antibiotics or their total content in the presence of 100 – 1000 fold excesses of inorganic ions in medicinal and biological environments, small sample volumes, which is important when studying the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics and in determination of the maximum therapeutic dose when adjusting the treatment process.


Author(s):  
Haider Qassim Raheem ◽  
Takwa S. Al-meamar ◽  
Anas M. Almamoori

Fifty specimens were collected from wound patients who visited Al-Hilla Teaching Hospital. The samples were grown on Blood and MacConkey agar for 24-48 hr at 37oC. The bacterial isolates which achieved as a pure and predominant growth from clinical samples as Pseudomonas fluorescens, were identified using morphological properties and Vitek2 system. The anti-bacterial activity of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) against was tested by (disk diffusion assay) using dilutions of (400, 200, 100, 50, 25, and 12.5‎µ‎g/ml). The (MIC and MBC) of each isolate was determined. CuO NPs shows wide spectrum antibacterial activity against tested bacteria with rise zone of inhibition diameter that is proportionate with the increase in nanoparticle concentration. The MIC of CuO NPs extended from 100-200‎µ‎g/ml and the MBC ranged from 200-400‎µ‎g/ml. The antibiotic profile was determined by Viteck 2 compact system (Biomérieux). CuO NPs‎ found highly effective and safe in P. fluorescens wounds infections comparing with used antibiotics.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemalatha D ◽  
Saraswath S

In material science, green method for synthesis of nanomaterials is feasible, cheaper and eco-friendly protocol. To accomplish this phenomenon, present study was aimed to synthesize Copper oxide nanoparticles using leaf extract of Aloevera with two different precursors CuCl2.2H2O (Cupric chloride) and CuSo4.5H2O (Cupric sulfate). The extraction of Aloevera is employed as reducing and stabilizing agent for this synthesis.Copper oxide Nanoparticles is effective use of biomedical application due to their antibacterial function. The synthesized Copper oxide nanoparticles were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction Spectroscopy (XRD), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDX), FourierTransform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT- IR) and Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM). XRD studies reveal the crystallographic nature of Copper oxide nanoparticles. Furthermore the Copper oxide nanoparticles have good Antibacterial activity against both gram negative (E.Coli, Klebsiella pneumonia) and gram positive (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus)bacteria.


Author(s):  
Monika Vats ◽  
Shruti Bhardwaj ◽  
Arvind Chhabra

Background & Objective: Nanoparticles are used in cosmetic and dermatologic products, due to better skin penetration properties. Incorporation of natural products exhibiting medicinal properties in nano-preparations could significantly improve efficacy of these products and improve the quality of life without the side effects of synthetic formulations. Methods: We here report green synthesis of Copper Oxide nanoparticles, using Cucumber extract, and their detailed biophysical and bio-chemical characterization. Results: These Copper Oxide-Cucumber nanoparticles exhibit significant anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, Ultra Violet-radiation protection ability and reactive-oxygen species inhibition properties. Importantly, these nanoparticles do not exhibit significant cellular toxicity and, when incorporated in skin cream, exhibit skin rejuvenating properties. Conclusion: Our findings have implications for nanoparticle-based cosmetics and dermatologic applications.


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