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Calixarene based portable sensor for the direct assay of indiscriminate ephedrine content of weight loss herbal preparations. | LitMetric

A novel potentiometric sensor was developed and optimized for the quantitative analysis of ephedrine in non-prescribed herbal supplements used as adjunctive therapy for weight loss. An initial optimization study aimed to reach the optimum membrane composition, sensor assembly, and experimental conditions. The study evaluated the effect of several factors on the sensor performance including different ion-exchangers, plasticizers, ionophores, membrane thicknesses, soaking solution concentrations, soaking time intervals, and pH. The optimized polyvinyl chloride membrane included tungstophosphoric acid hydrate as a cation exchanger, tricresyl phosphate as a plasticizer, and calix[8]arene as an ionophore to enhance the sensitivity and selectivity of the developed sensor. The polyvinyl chloride membrane was drop-casted over a polyaniline modified glassy carbon electrode surface to form a solid-state sensor. The proposed membrane succeeded to quantify ephedrine over a linear range of 6 × 10 to 1 × 10 M with a LOD of 3.60 × 10 M, acceptable selectivity, and fast response time. The IUPAC characterization of sensor response and International Conference on Harmonization validation parameters were calculated. The method successfully determined ephedrine concentration in spiked herbal mixtures and determined labeled and undeclared ephedrine content of weight loss herbal preparations.

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