Development of dried serum spot sampling techniques for the assessment of trace elements in serum samples by LA-ICP-MS.

A novel approach for serum analysis by dried matrix spot (DMS) technique is proposed. The methodology consists of sampling filter paper discs (2.7 mm in diameter) containing the large amount of serum retained after a single spotting.

HPLC-ICPMS and stable isotope-labeled approaches to assess quantitatively Ti(IV) uptake by transferrin in human blood serum.

Little is known about the effects of titanium found in patients wearing prostheses or about the biochemical pathways of this metal when used as an anticancer drug (e.g., titanocene dichloride).