Determination of Aluminium in Serum, Dialysate Fluid and Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry

Autor: Gordon S. Fell, A Keating, J Gibbons, T D B Lyon, C Cunningham, D J Halls
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 32:160-166
ISSN: 1758-1001
0004-5632
DOI: 10.1177/000456329503200205
Popis: Methods for the determination of aluminium in serum, dialysate fluid and water by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry are described and validated. Aluminium was measured at 167 nm using an argon purged monochromator. Matrix effects in serum and dialysate fluid were overcome by using an yttrium internal standard. Serum was found to have a complicated background in the region of 167 nm: Careful selection of the wavelength used for background correction is therefore a pre-requisite for accurate analysis. The method for serum was validated by comparison with electrothermal atomization atomic spectrometry and the limit of agreement determined to be ±0·3 μmol/L. Routine performance in a quality assessment scheme has been highly satisfactory for a period of 1 year. The method is ideal for fast and accurate monitoring of patients potentially at risk from aluminium toxicity.
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