Research Article

Functionalized Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticle Potentiometric Detection Strategy versus Classical Potentiometric Strategy for Determination of Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Pseudoephedrine HCl

Table 3

Electrochemical response characteristics of the six investigated membrane sensors.

ParametersSensor 1Sensor 2Sensor 3Sensor 4Sensor 5Sensor 6

Linearity (mol·L−1)10−5–10−210−5–10−210−7–10−210−5–10−210−6–10−210−8–10−2
Correlation coefficient0.99920.99940.99960.99930.99940.9995
Slope (mV·decade−1)a54.655.1058.1753.7055.0057.79
Intercept (mV)a179.6167.10316.77177.2154.2274.79
Average recovery (mean ± SD)a100.04 ± 0.88699.89 ± 0.78399.97 ± 1.068100.06 ± 0.897100.12 ± 1.256100.01 ± 1.026
LOD (mol·L−1)b8 × 10−69.1 × 10−65 × 10−87 × 10−66.9 × 10−64 × 10−9
Accuracy (mean ± SD)101.85 ± 1.258100.66 ± 1.347100.98 ± 0.813101.68 ± 0.985101.64 ± 1.31399.45 ± 0.973
Precision (RSD %)
 Intraday1.0230.9980.9441.1830.9940.846
 Interday1.1551.1170.8191.0630.7890.716
Response time (sec)10–1515–205–1010–1510–155–10
Working pH range4–84–84–84–74–74–7
Stability (days)152030202540

aAverage of five determinations; blimit of detection (measured by interception of the extrapolated arms of Figure 2).