Review Article

Solid Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques for Drugs in Biological Samples

Table 1

HSPME for analysis of different drug components.

DrugDiseaseFiber typeSample matrixAnalytical methodReference

DichlorobenzeneDamage to the liver and the kidneysPolydimethylsiloxaneHuman bloodGC/MS[160]
Illegal drugs (acetylated amphetamine, secobarbital, phenobarbital, methadone, propoxyphene, imipramine, acetylated codeine, flunitrazepam, diacetylated morphine)Polyacrylate(In situ) derivatisation
(acetylation or silylation)
Urine/serumGC/MS[88]
ThymolFood/pharmaceuticalsPolydimethylsiloxane-
divinylbenzene crimped fiber
Human plasmaGC/MS[161]
Amphetamine-related drugsAbused drugsPolydimethylsiloxaneHuman urineGC/MS[162]
RivastigmineSymptomatic treatment of
mild to moderate dementia
Polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene
(pdms/dvb) or polydimethylsiloxane
(pdms)
Canine plasmaGC/MS[163]
MentholFlavouring agent65 µm polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB)-coated fibersPlasma/urine of ratsGC/MS[90]
Ephedrine, methamphetamineAnaesthesia
psychoactive drug
Sol-gelHuman urineGC[34]
AsaronesAntiepileptic drugsPolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 65  mm polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB), 65  mm carbowax/divinylbenzene (CW/DVB), 75  mm carboxen poly(dimethylsiloxane) (CAR/PDMS),
85  mm polyacrylate (PA),
PlasmaGC/MS[164]
PaeonolEczema100 µm polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 65  m polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS-DVB), 65  m carbowax/divinylbenzene (CW-DVB), 75  m carboxen poly(dimethylsiloxane) (CAR-PDMS), and 85  m polyacrylate (PA) were purchased from Supelco (Bellefonte, PA, USA).Rabbit plasma /essential oilGC/MS[165]
FentanylSurgical analgesia and sedationSol-gel technologyHuman plasmaGC/MS[166]
DiisopropylfluorophosphateMiotic agent in treatment of chronic glaucoma65 mm polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene
(pdms/dvb)
Rat plasma/brain tissueGC/MS[167]
Some phenothiazine derivativesAntipsychotics
(major tranquilizers),
antiparkinsonism drugs, antihistaminics
100  m PDMS, 85  m polyacrylate, 65  m
PDMS/divinylbenzene (DVB), 65  m Carbowax (CW)/DVB, 85  m stableflex carboxen (CAR)/PDMS, and 50/30  m stableflex DVB/CAR/PDMS
Human bloodGC/NPD[168]
MethadoneAnalgesicNanostructured a-carboxy
Polypyrrole (ppy- -COOH)
Plasma/urineGC/FID[169]
Ethyl glucuronidePromising biomarker of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure100  m polydimethylsiloxane
red and black fibers
Human placentaGC/MS[170]
RanitidinePrescribedCarboxen/polydimethylsiloxaneSolid stateGC/MS[171]
Volatile organic metabolitesvolatile organic metabolitesPdms, pdms/dvb, cw/dvb,
Pa, car/pdms, and dvb/car/pdms
Mentha ×piperita LGC/qMS[172]
E. coli BL21Antimicrobial agentsFor example, 100  m PDMS, 65  m
DVB/PDMS, 75  m CAR/PDMS,
and 50/30  m CAR/PDMS/DVB
Cell metabolismGC/MS[173]