Kinetics and the On-Site Application of Standards in A Solid-Phase Microextration Fiber
- 2 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 76 (19), 5807-5815
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0495081
Abstract
The kinetics of the desorption of analytes from a SPME fiber into an agitated sample matrix was studied, and a theoretical model was proposed to describe the dynamic desorption process, based on the steady-state diffusion of analytes in the extraction phase and in the boundary layer. It was found that the desorption of analytes from a SPME fiber into an agitated sampling matrix is isotropic to the absorption of the analytes onto the SPME fiber from the sample matrix under the same agitation conditions, and this allows for the calibration of absorption using desorption. The calibration was accomplished by exposing a SPME fiber, preloaded with a standard, to an agitated sample matrix, during which desorption of the standard and absorption of analytes occurred simultaneously. When the standard was the isotopically labeled analogue of the target analyte, the information from the desorption process, i.e., time constant a, could be directly used for estimating the concentration of the target analyte. When the standard varied from the target analyte, the mass-transfer coefficient of the analyte could be extrapolated from that of the standard. These predictions agree well with experimental results. This approach facilitates the full integration of sampling, sample preparation, and sample introduction, especially for on-site or in vivo investigations, where the addition of standards to the sample matrix, or control of the velocity of the sample matrix, is very difficult.Keywords
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