Abstract
Rapid and reliable methods for identification of chlorhexidine (CHD) and nonylphenolethoxylates (NPEOn) in antiseptic and hemolyzed blood using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) were developed. Fragmental analysis provides accurate evidence for the presence of CHD in the samples. For the determination of CHD in hemolyzed blood, the method was also developed using LC-ESI-MS. Linearity of calibration curve was obtained over the concentration range of 0.1-11 μg/mL with residuals from -4.3 to 6.7%. We applied the methods to the case of suicidal injection of antiseptic and successfully detected CHD and NPEOn from hemolyzed blood. The CHD concentration was 352 μg/mL.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-109 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences |
Volume | 831 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Feb 2 |
Keywords
- Antiseptic
- Blood
- Chlorhexidine
- Disinfectant
- Forensic medicine
- Forensic science
- Human
- LC-ESI
- LC-ESI-MS
- Nonylphenolethoxylates
- Suicide
- Toxicology