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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) eliziana_santana_gomes.pdf: 3970415 bytes, checksum: 2481c11516ababe53f6e97ce77e43efc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / O estriol (C18H24O3, denominado E3) ? o principal esteroide estrog?nico produzido na gravidez. O uso do estriol ? comum para o tratamento da menopausa como alternativa ao 17?- estradiol, estrona ou a uma combina??o destes dois f?rmacos. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o perfil voltam?trico do estriol utilizando a voltametria c?clica e desenvolver uma metodologia para a sua determina??o em comprimidos e urina utilizando a voltametria de pulso diferencial (DPV) e o eletrodo de carbono v?treo modificado com um filme de polimetionina e cobalto. Os resultados mostraram que em solu??o de tamp?o fosfato a 0,1 mol L-1 (pH 7,0) o E3 oxidou irreversivelmente no potencial de +0,58V, apresentando uma boa defini??o do pico. A curva anal?tica para o E3 foi linear no intervalo de concentra??o de 0,60 ?mol L-1 ? 4,76 ?mol L-1 (R2 = 0,996) e 5,66 ?mol L-1 ? 9,90 ?mol L-1 (R2 = 0,994), com limites de detec??o e de quantifica??o iguais a 3,40x10-8 mol L-1 e 1,13 x 10-7 mol L-1, respectivamente. A precis?o foi avaliada atrav?s de an?lises voltam?tricas do estriol realizadas em um mesmo dia e em dias diferentes e apresentaram desvios padr?es relativos (RSD) inferiores a 5,0%, mostrando que o m?todo desenvolvido ? preciso. Os estudos sobre interferentes mostraram que as subst?ncias presentes nas amostras de comprimido (lactose, estearato de magn?sio e amido) ou urina (?cido ?rico, ?cido asc?rbico e ?cido c?trico) n?o interferiram de maneira significativa na determina??o do E3. Al?m disso, o m?todo desenvolvido foi comparado estatisticamente com um m?todo citado na farmacop?ia atrav?s do teste-t e do teste-F. Os resultados mostraram que os valores de t e F calculados foram menores do que os valores de t e F cr?ticos, indicando que n?o houve diferen?a estat?stica significativa entre os m?todos. A exatid?o do m?todo foi avaliada tamb?m por estudos de adi??o e recupera??o. As recupera??es do E3 variaram de 97,7 ? 100,9% para a formula??o farmac?utica e 99,0 ? 100,9% para a urina, indicando que n?o houve efeitos de interfer?ncia de matriz significativos e que o m?todo apresenta boa exatid?o. Desta forma, a valida??o da metodologia desenvolvida demonstrou que o m?todo proposto pode ser aplicado com sucesso na determina??o do E3 em medicamentos e urina humana. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / The estriol (C18H24O3, named as E3) is the main estrogenic steroid produced during pregnancy. The E3 is used to treatment of menopause as an alternative for 17?-estradiol, estrone or a combination of both. The main goal of this work was to study the voltammetric profile of E3 using cyclic voltammetry in order to develop a methodology for its determination in tablets and urine using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and the glass carbon electrode modified with a film of polymethionine and cobalt. The results showed that the E3 was oxidized at + 0.58V in a 0.1 molL-1 phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0), giving a good peak definition. The analytical curve for E3 was linear in the concentration range of 0.60 ?molL-1 ? 4.76 ?molL-1 (R2 = 0.996) and 5.66 ?molL-1 ? 9.90 ?molL- 1 (R2 = 0.994 with lmits of detection and quantification of 3.40x10-8 molL-1 and 1.13x10-7 molL-1, respectively. The precision was evaluated by recording voltammograms of E3 on the same or different day. The relative standard deviations were lower than 5.0% for each test, indicating that the developed method has good precision. The interfering study showed that the tested substances do not interfered significantly in the determination of E3, as for both tablets (lactose, magnesium stearate and starch) or urine test (uric acid, ascorbic acid and citric acid). Furthermore, the developed method was compared to the suggested method from American Pharmacopoeia using the t-test and the F-test. The results showed that the calculated values of t and F were lower than their critical values, indicating no significant statistical difference between the methods. The accuracy of the method was also evaluated by studies of addition and recovery. The recovery of E3 ranged from 97.7 ? 100.9% for the pharmaceutical formulation and 99.0 ? 100.9% for the urine, indicating no significant effects of matrix interference and that the developed method presented accuracy. Thus, the validation of the developed methodology demonstrated that the proposed method can be applied successfully to the determination of E3 in drugs and human urine.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T12:56:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Glene Henrique Rodrigues Cavacalte.pdf: 1209542 bytes, checksum: 36cc863cc05d8037efc2752ed3e32121 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-22 / FUNDAÇÃO SOUSÂNDRADE DE APOIO AO DESENVOLVIMENTO DA UFMA / This work reports the optimization and validation of an eletro-analytical method for to determine eugenol in essential oil, it obtained of the green leaves of Cinnamomum zeylamicum (cinnamon), with application tested in other essential oils of scientific interest, such as the Origanum (oregano) and Dioic Pepper L (dioic pepper). The vegetable species was collected in Maioba, Paço do Lumiar district, and it submitted to Botanical identification in the Herbarium of the Federal University of Maranhão. The essential oils were extracted for hydrodistillation process and it submitted to the eletro-analytical analyses. Voltammetric of Differential Pulse was the technique chosen, that it use the glass carbon as work electrode, and the buffer Britton Robisson with 55% of Ethanol as electrolyte. They were used an tested in the otmization the following parameters: oxidation potential (+524mV), deposition time (100 s), scan speed (40m V/s), pulse amplitude (100 mV) and pH (3,3). The analytical curve was used as tool for determination of the eugenol percentage in the sample, the procedure was validated, it obtaining LDM = 3,12 x 10-7 mol.L-1 and LQM = 1,12 x 10-6 mol.L-1. The employed method provaided 64,31 % of eugenol in the cinnamon species, 20,2 and 78,31 % in the oregano and dioic pepper essential oils, respectively. The use of the methodology present evidences the potentiality of the application of the differential pulse technique with glass carbon electrode supplying an answer voltammetric precise and exact for the analysis of the eugenol in essential oils. / Este trabalho relata a otimização e validação de um método eletro-analítico para determinação de eugenol em óleo essencial, obtido das folhas verdes de Cinnamomum zeylamicum (canela), com aplicação testada em outros óleos essenciais de interesse científico, como o Origanum (orégano) e Pimenta dioica L (pimenta dióica). A espécie vegetal foi coletada na Maioba, município de Paço do Lumiar, e submetida à identificação Botânica no Herbário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Os óleos essenciais foram extraídos por processo de hidrodestilação e submetidos às análises eletro-analíticas. A técnica escolhida foi a Voltametria de Pulso Diferencial, usando como eletrodo de trabalho carbono vítreo, e eletrólito o tampão Britton Robisson com 55% de Etanol. Os parâmetros testados e revelados na otmização foram os seguintes: potencial de oxidação (+524mV), tempo de deposição (100 s), velocidade de varredura (40m V/s), amplitude de pulso (100 mV) e pH (3,3). A curva analítica foi usada como ferramenta para determinação do percentual de eugenol na amostra, o procedimento foi validado, apresentando LDM = 3,12 x10-7 molL-1 e LQM = 1,12 x 10- 6molL-1. O método empregado forneceu um percentual de 64,31 % de eugenol na espécie de canela, 20,2 e 78,31 % nos óleos essenciais de orégano e pimenta dióica respectivamente. O emprego da presente metodologia evidencia a potencialidade da utilização da técnica de pulso diferencial com eletrodo de carbono vítreo, fornecendo uma resposta voltamétrica precisa e exata para a análise do eugenol em óleos essenciais.

Magister Scientiae - MSc (Dept. of Chemistry) / This study reports the synthesis of graphene by oxidizing graphite to graphite oxide using H2SO4 and KMnO4 and reducing graphene oxide to graphene by using NaBH4. Graphene was then characterized using FT-IR, TEM, AFM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and solid state NMR. Nafion-Graphene in combination with a mercury film electrode, bismuth film electrode and antimony film electrode was used as a sensing platform for trace metal analysis in 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 4.6) at 120 s deposition time, using square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Detection limits were calculated using 3σblank/slope. For practical applications recovery studies was done by spiking test samples with known concentrations of metal ions and comparing the results to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). This was then followed by real sample analyses. / South Africa

Electrochemical oxidation of acyclovir at glassy-carbone electrode and boron-doped diamond electrode gives one pH-dependent oxidation signal; the corresponding electrode reaction is controlled by diffusion. It is followed by a second indistinctive signal in the pH range 2,0 - 9,0. Further, optimization of conditions was carried out for determination of acyclovir using DC and DP voltammetry. The calibration dependence on GC electrode in B−R buffer (pH = 6,0) is linear only in the concentration range from 2 to 10 μmol∙l−1 for DCV with limit of detection 0,38 μmol∙l−1; for DPV it is not linear. BDD electrode has to be activated to prevent its passivation. Anodic activation at +2,4 V for 15 s with simultaneous stirring of solution results in relative standard deviation of 0,9% for acyclovir concentration of 1∙10−4 mol∙l−1. Using DCV and DPV methods linear concentration dependences were obtained in 0,1 mol∙l-1 nitric acid and in pH 6,0 B−R buffer. The lowest limit of detection and limit of quantification (LOD = 0,47 μmol∙l−1 a LOQ = 1,55 μmol∙l−1) and linear range from 0,6 to 100 μmol∙l−1 was reached in pH 6,0 B−R buffer. Further, standard addition method was used to quantify acyclovir in Zovirax tablets. Satisfactory recoveries of 101,1 ± 2,3 % using DCV and 98,8 ± 2,2 % using DPV at BDD (compared with the...

The aim of this diploma thesis was to develop an electrochemical method for three phytosterols, namely stigmasterol β-sitosterol and ergosterol using voltammetry techniques on glassy carbon electrode and boron doped diamond electrode. The work builds on previous results, where it was shown that the electrochemical oxidation of phytosterols requires perchloric acid in acetonitrile. When this acid is used, a dehydration reaction occurs. Calibration dependences were measured here for all phytosterols in an environment with a water content of 0.43%. The stability of the signal with increasing distilled water content was further investigated. Then the calibration dependences in the increased water content were measured again. If we want to use HPLC-type separation techniques, we must first find out how the phytosterols will behave in this environment, and therefore the signal stability on the buffer content was investigated. The buffers used were phosphate and acetate buffer. Subsequently, the concentration dependence was measured in an environment with a higher content of phosphate buffer. Furthermore, the possibility of detecting two phytosterols at once was investigated. Key words: dehydration, glassy carbon electrode, boron doped diamond electrode, oxidation, phytosterols, voltammetry

The aim of the presented Diploma Thesis was to develop a new method for the indirect determination of formaldehyde in wood-based products using gas-diffusion microextraction coupled with electrochemical detection on unmodified screen-printed electrodes (MLEM-SPCE). Formaldehyde released from the sample is derivatized using an acetylacetone reagent present in an acceptor solution. The product of derivatization of formaldehyde with acetylacetone is 3,5-diacetyl-1,4-dihydrolutidine (DDL) which forms a selective oxidation voltammetric peak at a potential of 0.4 V. Detection and quantification limits of 0.57 mg kg−1 and 1.89 mg kg−1 , respectively, were obtained, together with intra- and inter-day precision below 10% (as relative standard deviation, RSD). The developed methodology was applied to determine formaldehyde content in seven samples. Similar results were obtained from the European standard method EN 717-3 with a significant reduction of total analysis time. The developed method MLEM-SPCE, which combines the use of a new sample preparation procedure for volatile compounds with the firstly introduced determination of formaldehyde (as the derivative product DDL) on unmodified SPCEs, proves to be a promising alternative for the determination of formaldehyde in wood-based products and other samples.

[pt] O bambu é rico em biomassa lignocelulósica, e anatomicamente é composto por um sistema de microcanais vasculares alinhados, retos e paralelos entre si. Suas micro e nanoestruturas podem ser modificadas através do tratamento térmico em altas temperaturas (carbonização/pirólise) para obtenção de propriedades elétricas sem a perda da estrutura 3D, possibilitando a aplicação em dispositivos eletroquímicos e microfluídicos eletricamente condutores. As amostras de bambu gigante Dendrocalamus giganteous foram tratadas sob atmosfera de nitrogênio em temperaturas variando de 200 a 1000 graus C e caracterizadas por TGA, ATR-FT-IR, RAMAN, DRX, XPS, HR-TEM, ICP-EOS, (Microtomografia computadorizada de raios-X), I/V, Voltametria cíclica e análise termográfica IR. Foi possível realizar análise estrutural e química; determinação de composições, identificação da transição de fase da estrutura cristalina da celulose para carbono grafítico/turbostrático; medir as condutividades térmica e elétrica. As amostras B-200, B-400 e B-600 apresentaram-se isolantes, enquanto B-700 apresentou-se resistiva (resistividade elétrica)= 1,5 x 10-1 (ohms) m e B-1000 comportamento ôhmico (condutividade elétrica)= 8,4 x 10 2 S m-1 (siemens)/ metro). O dispositivo B-700 foi utilizado como microaquecedor de solventes polares (H2O e etilenoglicol) em regime de fluxo contínuo e chapa de aquecimento, com eficiência de conversão eletrotérmica em fluxo, estabilidade estrutural e reprodutibilidade eletrotérmica. O microaquecedor e a chapa aquecedora alcançaram temperaturas máximas de 340 graus C (0,8 A 6,3V) e 490 graus C (2,0 A, 5,3 V), respectivamente. Isso demonstra que os materiais de bambu pirolisado obtidos nessa pesquisa são promissores para aplicações em supercapacitores, eletrodos, entre outros. / [en] Bamboo is rich in biomass and carbon and, anatomically, is composed of a system of vascular microchannels that are aligned, straight, and parallel to each other. The micro and nanostructures of bamboo can be modified through heat treatment at high temperatures (carbonization/pyrolysis) to obtain electrical properties without losing the 3D structure of the material, which allows the application in electrically conductive electrochemical and microfluidic devices. The present work investigated the influence of heat treatment at high temperatures on the structure and properties of samples of Dendrocalamus giganteous giant bamboo. The samples were subjected to heat treatment under a Nitrogen atmosphere at temperatures ranging from 200 to 1000 degrees C and characterized by TGA, ATR-FT-IR, RAMAN, DRX, XPS, HR-TEM, ICP-EOS, (X-ray computed microtomography), I/V, Cyclic Voltammetry, and IR thermographic analysis. This set of techniques provided structural and chemical information; compositions, the phase transition from cellulose crystal structure to graphic/turbostratic carbon; thermal and electrical conductivity. Samples B-200, B-400, and B-600 showed insulating properties, while B-700 showed resistive behavior (electrical resistivity)= 1.8 x 10-1 (ohms) m and B-1000 showed ohmic behavior (Electric conductivity)= 8.4 x 10 2 S m-1 (siemens)/ meter). The B-700 device was used as a microheater of polar solvents (H2O and ethylene glycol) in a continuous flow regime and heating plate and showed the efficiency of electrothermal conversion in flow mode, structural stability, and electrothermal reproducibility. The microheater and hot plate reached maximum temperatures of 340 degrees C (0.8 A, 6.3 V) and 490 degrees C (2.0 A, 5.3 V), respectively. These results show that the pyrolyzed bamboo materials obtained in this research are promising for applications in supercapacitors, electrodes, heaters, and catalytic microheaters in continuous flow.

The analysis of literature data has shown that the methods used in laboratory diagnostics for determining the concentration of glucose and hydrogen peroxide have a number of disadvantages, for the elimination of which it is proposed to use electrochemical methods of determination. The electrochemical properties of complex oxides with a perovskite-like structure were studied using voltammetry and chronoamperometry. It has been established that all the complex oxides studied exhibit electrocatalytic activity with respect to glucose and hydrogen peroxide. It is shown that the scanning speed and the time of ultrasonic treatment of oxides have no significant effect on the process. Compounds that can be used as catalysts for creating sensors for determining glucose and hydrogen peroxide are proposed. / Анализ литературных данных показал, что применяемые в лабораторной диагностике методы для определения концентрации глюкозы и пероксида водорода имеют ряд недостатков, для устранения которых предлагается использовать электрохимические методы определения. Изучены электрохимические свойства сложных оксидов с перовскитоподобной структурой с применением вольтамперометрии и хроноамперометрии. Установлено, что все исследованные сложные оксиды проявляют электрокаталитическую активность по отношению к глюкозе и пероксиду водорода. Показано, что скорость сканирования и время ультразвуковой обработки оксидов не оказывает существенного влияния на процесс. Предложены соединения, которые могут быть использованы в качестве катализаторов для создания сенсоров для определения глюкозы и пероксида водорода.

Presented dissertation thesis is focused on the development of electrochemical methods for the determination of three important tumour biomarkers, namely homovanillic acid (HVA), vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA). First part of the study is focused on electrochemical behaviour of these analytes in batch arrangement using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) at screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs). It has been proved that presented method is sufficiently sensitive for monitoring above mentioned analytes. Moreover, it can be used for determination of HVA and VMA in mixture. Obtained limits of detection (LODs) were 0.24 µmol·L-1 for HVA, 0.06 µmol·L-1 for VMA, and 0.12 µmol·L-1 for 5-HIAA. The requirements to speed up the analysis and at the same time to reduce its price initialized our study of the determination of tested biomarkers in flow systems. Firstly, flow injection analysis with amperometric detection was investigated for the determination of all three biomarkers at the same SPCE, and then an analogous determination of structural more similar pair, HVA and VMA, was performed at a boron doped diamond electrode (BDDE). Obtained LODs of optimized methods were as follows: at SPCE 0.07 µmol·L-1 for HVA, 0.05 µmol·L-1 for VMA, and 0.03 µmol·L-1 for 5-HIAA,...

2-Nitrofluorene is a model representative of nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAH) which belongs to a group of mutagens and carcinogens. Interaction of DNA with genotoxic 2-nitrofluorene was monitored by an electrochemical DNA biosensor made of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and low molecular weight DNA from salmon sperm. Techniques used are electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV). Using the EIS technique, no damage to DNA, which would cause strand breaks in DNA, was observed, whereas using the CV technique, the intercalation of NF to the structure of DNA was observed, leading to the formation of a NF-DNA complex. The intercalation results in a reduction of electroactive sites which can be oxidized. It was verified using the SWV technique, by which a decrease of the peak heights of adenosine and guanosine was observed. Because of the dangerous effect of NF on the structure of DNA, an electroanalytical method for its determination was developed. An applicability of the method was successfully tested on a model sample of sand. For the development of the technique, differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was used in a mixture of the Britton-Robinson buffer of pH 7.0 and ethanol in a ratio of 7:3 (v/v) and with a periodic...