Frente a crescente necessidade de se monitorar diferentes contaminantes em matrizes complexas se faz necessário utilizar uma etapa de preparo de amostras eficiente e que esteja aliada à técnicas analíticas de elevada sensibilidade. Consequentemente, vem se aprimorando e desenvolvendo novos materiais sorventes utilizados para aumentar o desempenho do preparo de amostras e de fases estacionárias para cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Atualmente, materiais sorventes seletivos como líquidos iônicos, polímeros impressos molecularmente, grafeno, entre outros, vêm se destacando para extrair diferentes contaminantes. Diante desse contexto, esta tese teve como objetivo desenvolver diferentes materiais extratores para serem utilizados na microtécnica de extração in-tube SPME acoplada on-line com UPLC-MS/MS na análise de triazinas e sulfonamidas em matrizes complexas. O material que apresentou maior seletividade pelas classes dos compostos de interesse foi caracterizado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e espectroscopia vibracional na região do infravermelho. Tanto para as triazinas quanto para as sulfonamidas o polímero impresso molecularmente apresentou maior afinidade e foi utilizado como fase extratora para extrair e pré-concentrar os analitos utilizando a microténica in-tube SPME UPLC-MS/MS. Além disso, para as triazinas utilizou-se também como fase de extração óxido de grafeno ancorado em sílica. As metodologias desenvolvidas nessa tese foram todas otimizadas e posteriormente validadas para analisar as matrizes de interesse que foram: uva, suco de uva integral, leite e água. Após à validação, as amostras foram analisadas com seus respectivos métodos validados, sendo que nenhum dos analitos foram encontrados considerando-se os limites das metodologias desenvolvidas, as quais se mostraram eficientes quando aplicadas nas análises das triazinas e sulfonamidas em suas respectivas amostras fortificadas. Outra abordagem explorada nesse trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de colunas tubulares abertas do tipo PLOT para serem utilizadas como colunas de extração em sistemas automatizados na cromatografia líquida. Colunas de sílica fundida foram preparadas para avaliar a formação da fase e sua aderência na parede do tubo. Para as colunas PS-DVB, os melhores resultados foram obtidos com duas horas de polimerização em banho de água. No entanto, para as colunas ODS a polimerização foi feita utilizando forno, e a fase não aderiu corretamente na parede do tubo para as colunas de 250 μm de diâmetro interno, requerendo estudos mais aprofundados para o preparo adequado destas colunas. / In view of the increasing need to monitor different contaminants in complex matrices, it is necessary to use efficient sample preparation techniques combined with highly sensitive analytical techniques. Consequently, new sorbent materials have been improved and developed to be used aiming to increase the performance of sample preparation and stationary phases for high performance liquid chromatography. Currently, selective sorbents such as ionic liquids, molecularly imprinted polymers, graphene, among others, have been emphasized to extract different contaminants. In this context, this thesis aimed to develop different extractive materials to be used in in-tube solid phase microextraction coupled on-line with UPLC-MS/MS in the analysis of triazines and sulfonamides in complex matrices. The material that presented greater selectivity for the classes of the compounds of interest was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy in the infrared region. For triazines and sulfonamides the molecularly imprinted polymer had higher affinity and was used as the extractive phase to extract and preconcentrate the analytes using the in-tube SPME UPLC-MS/MS. In addition, another extraction phase - graphene oxide anchored in silica - was also used. The methodologies developed in this thesis were all optimized and later validated to analyze the target compounds in the following matrices: grape, grape juice, milk and water. After the validation, the samples were analyzed with their respective validated methods and none of the analytes were found considering the limits of the methodologies developed, which were efficient when applied in the analysis of the triazines and sulfonamides in their respective fortified samples. Another approach explored in this work was the development of open tubular columns (PLOT) to be used as extraction columns in automated sample preparation - liquid chromatography systems. Silica columns were prepared in order to evaluate the formation of the phase and its adhesion to the tube wall. For the PS-DVB columns the best results were obtained with two hours of water-bath polymerization. However, for the ODS columns the polymerization done using an oven the phase did not adhere correctly in the tube wall the columns with 250 μm internal diameter. These results suggest that further experiments are required in order to better understand the preparation of these columns.

A literatura relata variações espaciais e rítmicas para diferentes classes de metabólitos secundários, entretanto os dados são consistentes apenas para espécies que ocorrem em áreas temperadas. Lychnophora ericoides Mart. tem sido muito empregada popularmente como antiinflamatório e analgésico. É relatado o uso de suas partes aéreas pela população que vive nas proximidades de seu habitat em tratamentos de lesões cutâneas. L. eriocides representa uma das várias espécies da família Asteraceae endêmicas ao cerrado que biossintetizam uma ampla gama de terpenoides. Embora pouco estudada, sabe-se que a fração volátil de suas partes aéreas apresenta constituição terpênica. O presente estudo tem como objetivo determinar a constituição química desta fração volátil por meio de técnicas brandas de pré-concentração dos analitos e avaliar a variabilidade química desta fração a nível intraespecífico e temporal. Dessa forma, as coletas foram realizadas durante um período de 15 meses e utilizou-se HSSPME e CG-EM para avaliar as amostras coletadas. Um método para pré-concentração dos compostos voláteis (COVs) foi desenvolvido a partir da otimização dos parâmetros para obtenção do equilíbrio termodinâmico em HS-SPME. A obtenção de cromatogramas, determinação de índices de retenção relativos e aquisição de espectros de massas com ionização por elétrons possibilitaram a identificação de 7 monoterpenos majoritários e 1 sesquiterpeno também majoritário. Foi detectada a presença de um sesquiterpeno em amostras analisadas por HS-SPME que não se faz presente, de forma majoritária, nos óleos essenciais. Foram também realizados processos de hidrodestilação para obtenção dos óleos essenciais. A partir dos óleos essenciais foi possível isolar 3 sesquiterpenos por meio de CCDP e, para duas dentre estas substâncias, foram adquiridos dados de IES-EM, IES-EM/EM e RMN uni e bidimensionais. Um sesquiterpeno inédito na literatura, o acetato de bisabolila, teve sua estrutura elucidada por meio dos espectros adquiridos a partir de material isolado. Este sesquiterpeno, que está presente em preparados hidroalcoólicos utilizados na medicina popular, foi submetido a ensaios para avaliação do potencial anti-nociceptivo in vitro utilizando-se macrófagos peritoneais de ratos Wistar. Os resultados sugerem um efeito analgésico, devido à redução dos mediadores IL-1X e TNF-Y, os quais estão envolvidos no processo da dor inflamatória. É possível observar uma uniformidade intraespecífica nos níveis de COVs e uma tendência de comportamento a nível intraplanta e a nível circadiano de apresentar percentuais mais elevados de sesquiterpenos em épocas chuvosas e quentes (verão) e, analogamente, menos elevados em períodos de menor temperatura ambiente (durante a noite). Nas folhas mais jovens há uma têndencia destes valores relativos serem mais elevados / Literature does report spatial and time-scale shifting on several secondary metabolites, despite such data are relevant just for those species which occurs within a temperate clime region. Lychnophora ericoides Mart. has been widely used as a folk medicine against pain and inflammation process. Off the region where is located L. ericoidess habitat there is an evident and extensive use of its aerial parts by the people which live there in order to treat several types of skin wound. In Brazilian Cerrado, tropical savanna, there a large numbers of endemic Asteraceae species, including L. ericoides, which are capable of biosynthesizing a wide variety of terpenoids. Considering the poor number of studies carried out concerning the L. ericoides volatile fraction it can be said that this fraction is quite formed by different classes of terpenes. This work aims to find the chemical composition of L. ericoides volatile fraction by using soft pre concentration techniques of compounds and investigate the chemical variability at time-scale and intraspecific levels. Thus, harvests were done throughout a 15 months period and HS-SPME & GC-MS were used to analyze the samples. A pre concentration method was developed by reaching optimum values for parameters involving the ideal thermodynamic equilibrium in HSSPME. The chromatograms acquisition, relative retention index calculations and electron ionization mass spectra acquisition, combined, made possible the identification of 7 monoterpenoids and 1 sesquiterpenoid. A particular sesquiterpene could have been identified only by using HS-SPME pre concentration and not by essential oils analysis. Using prep-TLC of the essential oils, 3 sesquiterpenes were isolated. The ESI-MS, ESI-MS/MS as well as 1D and 2D NMR spectra of two of these three isolated terpenes were acquired. One new sesquiterpene, bisabolyl acetate, had his structure elucidated at the end of this process. This sesquiterpene is displayed in hydro alcoholic extracts used in folk medicine. Bioassays for in vitro antinociceptive investigations using peritoneal macrophages isolated of Wistar rats were done using the bisabolyl acetate. Results on this investigation may suggest that a pain relief effect could be described for this compound, every since it was possible to notice a reducing on IL-1X and TNF-Y levels. These two cytokines are involved in inflammatory pain. A regular pattern on volatile levels within the samples couldve been noticed, and it is what could be called an intraspecific uniformity. A trend on both intraplant and circadian investigations couldve been observed and what tends to happen is a rising on sesquiterpenes level by the period of year which the rainy and warm summer is governing the weather. In an opposite way these levels tend to diminish by the period in which the lower temperatures are registered (throughout the night time). Among the younger leaves there is also a trend on higher sesquiterpenes levels to occur.

Macroalgas vermelhas da espécie Bostrychia radicans (Rhodomelaceae) foram coletadas em diferentes ecossistemas de Ubatuba, litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo, mais especificamente nos costões rochosos da Praia Dura e no manguezal do Rio Escuro. Os extratos e frações obtidos dos espécimes, provenientes das duas regiões, expressaram diferentes respostas quando avaliadas as atividades tripanocida, leishmanicida, antitumoral, antifúngica e citotóxica. Estes resultados nos levaram a inferir que há uma possível relação entre as variações ambientais e a produção de metabólitos secundários biologicamente ativos nesta espécie. Concomitantemente ao estabelecimento do potencial biológico de extratos e/ou frações, foram realizadas avaliações comparativas do perfil químico da espécie B. radicans, coletada nos diferentes ecossistemas citados anteriormente. Através da comparação dos constituintes voláteis destas amostras, obtidos por microextração em fase sólida, foi possível observar diferenças significativas entre estas; sendo que a amostra proveniente dos costões apresentou uma maior diversidade de metabólitos. Em contrapartida, as análises comparativas dos constituintes apolares, realizadas por CG-EM, não revelaram diferenças significativas quanto à composição química da espécie. Com relação ao perfil cromatográfico das substâncias polares, obtido via CLAE, também foi observada semelhança quanto aos constituintes presentes em ambas as amostras. Ainda, a partir dos estudos químicos desta espécie foi possível o isolamento do colesterol e 4-hidroxi-N-(2-hidroxietil)-benzamida, além de outras substâncias isoladas em mistura, tais como: heptadecano, esqualeno, ácidos tetradecanóico e hexadecanóico, ésteres 9-octadecenoato e hexadecanoato de metila, os diterpenos trans-fitol e neofitadieno; além das substâncias aromáticas: 4-metoximetilfenol, 4-hidroxibenzaldeído, 4-hidroxibenzenoacetato de metila, 4-hidroximandelato de metila, 4-diidroxibenzenopropanoato de metila, hidroquinona, 4-hidroxibenzoato de metila, ácido 4-hidroxibenzenoacético e 4-formilcarbonilfenol. / Red macroalgae from Bostrychia radicans (Rhodomelaceae) species were collected in different ecosystems in Ubatuba, north littoral of São Paulo state, more specifically in Praia Dura rocky shores and Rio Escuro mangrove. The extracts and fractions obtained from specimens, of the two regions, expressed different responses when the trypanocide, leishmanicide, antitumoral, antifungic and citotoxic activities were evaluated. Based on these results, we could infer that there is a possible relation between the environmental variations and the production of secondary metabolites with biological activity, in this specie. At the same time, comparative analyses of chemical profiles of B. radicans from the different ecosystems were done in order to stabilish the influence of the habitat. The chemical profile of volatile compounds of B. radicans, obtained by solid phase microextraction, diverged significantly according to their habitat (mangrove or rocky shore) and the rocky shore specimens showed more variability of compounds. On the other hand, the chemical profile of apolar constituents, performed by GC-MS, were not significantly different in their midst. Concerning the chromatographic profile of polar constituents, obtained by HPLC, it was observed that these compounds were very similar. Moreover the chemical study of this species led to the isolation of cholesterol, and 4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-benzamide, and other constituents isolated together, like: heptadecane, squalene, tetradecanoic and hexadecanoic acids, methyl 9-octadecenoate and methyl hexadecanoate, trans-phytol e neophytadiene; behind the phenols: 4-metoxymethylphenol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, methyl 4-hydroxybenzeneacetate, methyl 4-hydroxymandelate, methyl 4-dihydroxybenzenepropanoate, hydroquinone, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid and 4-fomylcarbonyl-phenol.

Este trabalho descreve a otimização e validação de um método analítico para a análise de hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (PAHs) em água usando uma interface SPME/LC/DAD. Parâmetros como tipos de fibra, tempo de extração, temperatura e força iônica foram estudados no modo \"off line\" e a influência destes na eficiência de extração foi avaliada. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos com a fibra Carbowax/templeted resin. Uma interface \"lab made\" foi utilizada para a etapa de validação e as curvas de calibração mostraram boa linearidade (r>0,99) para a maioria dos compostos analisados, tanto na linearidade da amostra como na linearidade do padrão. Os dados de precisão obtidos na concentração de trabalho variaram de 1 a 3%, aproximadamente, e os valores de recuperação se mantiveram na faixa de 4 a 27%. Os PAHs foram determinados na faixa de 0,025 micro g até 0,5 micro g. Pode-se considerar os valores obtidos nos itens de precisão e linearidade satisfatórios para a análise dos PAHs, considerando-se os critérios internacionais estabelecidos para esta classe de compostos, mas o método não atende as especificações relacionadas a recuperação e faixa de concentração. / This work describes the optimization and validation of an analytical method to determine Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water using a SPME/LC/DAD interface. Parameters as fibers kind, sampling time, temperature and ionic strength were studied and their influence on the extraction efficiency were evaluated. The best results were obtained with the Carbowax/templeted resin fiber. A \"lab made\" interface was used to validate the method and the calibration curves showed good linearity (r > 0,99) to almost all the compounds analyzed, considering both the sample linearity and the standard linearity. The data obtained for precision showed a variation from 1 to 3 % and the recovery values were bellow 27%. The PAHs analysis was performed for concentrations from 0,025 micro g/fiber to 0,5 micro g/fiber. The method does not show good recoveries values but the data obtained for precision and linearity can be considered satisfactory according to international criteria established for theses compounds.

Frente a crescente necessidade de se monitorar diferentes contaminantes em matrizes complexas se faz necessário utilizar uma etapa de preparo de amostras eficiente e que esteja aliada à técnicas analíticas de elevada sensibilidade. Consequentemente, vem se aprimorando e desenvolvendo novos materiais sorventes utilizados para aumentar o desempenho do preparo de amostras e de fases estacionárias para cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Atualmente, materiais sorventes seletivos como líquidos iônicos, polímeros impressos molecularmente, grafeno, entre outros, vêm se destacando para extrair diferentes contaminantes. Diante desse contexto, esta tese teve como objetivo desenvolver diferentes materiais extratores para serem utilizados na microtécnica de extração in-tube SPME acoplada on-line com UPLC-MS/MS na análise de triazinas e sulfonamidas em matrizes complexas. O material que apresentou maior seletividade pelas classes dos compostos de interesse foi caracterizado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e espectroscopia vibracional na região do infravermelho. Tanto para as triazinas quanto para as sulfonamidas o polímero impresso molecularmente apresentou maior afinidade e foi utilizado como fase extratora para extrair e pré-concentrar os analitos utilizando a microténica in-tube SPME UPLC-MS/MS. Além disso, para as triazinas utilizou-se também como fase de extração óxido de grafeno ancorado em sílica. As metodologias desenvolvidas nessa tese foram todas otimizadas e posteriormente validadas para analisar as matrizes de interesse que foram: uva, suco de uva integral, leite e água. Após à validação, as amostras foram analisadas com seus respectivos métodos validados, sendo que nenhum dos analitos foram encontrados considerando-se os limites das metodologias desenvolvidas, as quais se mostraram eficientes quando aplicadas nas análises das triazinas e sulfonamidas em suas respectivas amostras fortificadas. Outra abordagem explorada nesse trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de colunas tubulares abertas do tipo PLOT para serem utilizadas como colunas de extração em sistemas automatizados na cromatografia líquida. Colunas de sílica fundida foram preparadas para avaliar a formação da fase e sua aderência na parede do tubo. Para as colunas PS-DVB, os melhores resultados foram obtidos com duas horas de polimerização em banho de água. No entanto, para as colunas ODS a polimerização foi feita utilizando forno, e a fase não aderiu corretamente na parede do tubo para as colunas de 250 μm de diâmetro interno, requerendo estudos mais aprofundados para o preparo adequado destas colunas. / In view of the increasing need to monitor different contaminants in complex matrices, it is necessary to use efficient sample preparation techniques combined with highly sensitive analytical techniques. Consequently, new sorbent materials have been improved and developed to be used aiming to increase the performance of sample preparation and stationary phases for high performance liquid chromatography. Currently, selective sorbents such as ionic liquids, molecularly imprinted polymers, graphene, among others, have been emphasized to extract different contaminants. In this context, this thesis aimed to develop different extractive materials to be used in in-tube solid phase microextraction coupled on-line with UPLC-MS/MS in the analysis of triazines and sulfonamides in complex matrices. The material that presented greater selectivity for the classes of the compounds of interest was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy in the infrared region. For triazines and sulfonamides the molecularly imprinted polymer had higher affinity and was used as the extractive phase to extract and preconcentrate the analytes using the in-tube SPME UPLC-MS/MS. In addition, another extraction phase - graphene oxide anchored in silica - was also used. The methodologies developed in this thesis were all optimized and later validated to analyze the target compounds in the following matrices: grape, grape juice, milk and water. After the validation, the samples were analyzed with their respective validated methods and none of the analytes were found considering the limits of the methodologies developed, which were efficient when applied in the analysis of the triazines and sulfonamides in their respective fortified samples. Another approach explored in this work was the development of open tubular columns (PLOT) to be used as extraction columns in automated sample preparation - liquid chromatography systems. Silica columns were prepared in order to evaluate the formation of the phase and its adhesion to the tube wall. For the PS-DVB columns the best results were obtained with two hours of water-bath polymerization. However, for the ODS columns the polymerization done using an oven the phase did not adhere correctly in the tube wall the columns with 250 μm internal diameter. These results suggest that further experiments are required in order to better understand the preparation of these columns.

A literatura relata variações espaciais e rítmicas para diferentes classes de metabólitos secundários, entretanto os dados são consistentes apenas para espécies que ocorrem em áreas temperadas. Lychnophora ericoides Mart. tem sido muito empregada popularmente como antiinflamatório e analgésico. É relatado o uso de suas partes aéreas pela população que vive nas proximidades de seu habitat em tratamentos de lesões cutâneas. L. eriocides representa uma das várias espécies da família Asteraceae endêmicas ao cerrado que biossintetizam uma ampla gama de terpenoides. Embora pouco estudada, sabe-se que a fração volátil de suas partes aéreas apresenta constituição terpênica. O presente estudo tem como objetivo determinar a constituição química desta fração volátil por meio de técnicas brandas de pré-concentração dos analitos e avaliar a variabilidade química desta fração a nível intraespecífico e temporal. Dessa forma, as coletas foram realizadas durante um período de 15 meses e utilizou-se HSSPME e CG-EM para avaliar as amostras coletadas. Um método para pré-concentração dos compostos voláteis (COVs) foi desenvolvido a partir da otimização dos parâmetros para obtenção do equilíbrio termodinâmico em HS-SPME. A obtenção de cromatogramas, determinação de índices de retenção relativos e aquisição de espectros de massas com ionização por elétrons possibilitaram a identificação de 7 monoterpenos majoritários e 1 sesquiterpeno também majoritário. Foi detectada a presença de um sesquiterpeno em amostras analisadas por HS-SPME que não se faz presente, de forma majoritária, nos óleos essenciais. Foram também realizados processos de hidrodestilação para obtenção dos óleos essenciais. A partir dos óleos essenciais foi possível isolar 3 sesquiterpenos por meio de CCDP e, para duas dentre estas substâncias, foram adquiridos dados de IES-EM, IES-EM/EM e RMN uni e bidimensionais. Um sesquiterpeno inédito na literatura, o acetato de bisabolila, teve sua estrutura elucidada por meio dos espectros adquiridos a partir de material isolado. Este sesquiterpeno, que está presente em preparados hidroalcoólicos utilizados na medicina popular, foi submetido a ensaios para avaliação do potencial anti-nociceptivo in vitro utilizando-se macrófagos peritoneais de ratos Wistar. Os resultados sugerem um efeito analgésico, devido à redução dos mediadores IL-1X e TNF-Y, os quais estão envolvidos no processo da dor inflamatória. É possível observar uma uniformidade intraespecífica nos níveis de COVs e uma tendência de comportamento a nível intraplanta e a nível circadiano de apresentar percentuais mais elevados de sesquiterpenos em épocas chuvosas e quentes (verão) e, analogamente, menos elevados em períodos de menor temperatura ambiente (durante a noite). Nas folhas mais jovens há uma têndencia destes valores relativos serem mais elevados / Literature does report spatial and time-scale shifting on several secondary metabolites, despite such data are relevant just for those species which occurs within a temperate clime region. Lychnophora ericoides Mart. has been widely used as a folk medicine against pain and inflammation process. Off the region where is located L. ericoidess habitat there is an evident and extensive use of its aerial parts by the people which live there in order to treat several types of skin wound. In Brazilian Cerrado, tropical savanna, there a large numbers of endemic Asteraceae species, including L. ericoides, which are capable of biosynthesizing a wide variety of terpenoids. Considering the poor number of studies carried out concerning the L. ericoides volatile fraction it can be said that this fraction is quite formed by different classes of terpenes. This work aims to find the chemical composition of L. ericoides volatile fraction by using soft pre concentration techniques of compounds and investigate the chemical variability at time-scale and intraspecific levels. Thus, harvests were done throughout a 15 months period and HS-SPME & GC-MS were used to analyze the samples. A pre concentration method was developed by reaching optimum values for parameters involving the ideal thermodynamic equilibrium in HSSPME. The chromatograms acquisition, relative retention index calculations and electron ionization mass spectra acquisition, combined, made possible the identification of 7 monoterpenoids and 1 sesquiterpenoid. A particular sesquiterpene could have been identified only by using HS-SPME pre concentration and not by essential oils analysis. Using prep-TLC of the essential oils, 3 sesquiterpenes were isolated. The ESI-MS, ESI-MS/MS as well as 1D and 2D NMR spectra of two of these three isolated terpenes were acquired. One new sesquiterpene, bisabolyl acetate, had his structure elucidated at the end of this process. This sesquiterpene is displayed in hydro alcoholic extracts used in folk medicine. Bioassays for in vitro antinociceptive investigations using peritoneal macrophages isolated of Wistar rats were done using the bisabolyl acetate. Results on this investigation may suggest that a pain relief effect could be described for this compound, every since it was possible to notice a reducing on IL-1X and TNF-Y levels. These two cytokines are involved in inflammatory pain. A regular pattern on volatile levels within the samples couldve been noticed, and it is what could be called an intraspecific uniformity. A trend on both intraplant and circadian investigations couldve been observed and what tends to happen is a rising on sesquiterpenes level by the period of year which the rainy and warm summer is governing the weather. In an opposite way these levels tend to diminish by the period in which the lower temperatures are registered (throughout the night time). Among the younger leaves there is also a trend on higher sesquiterpenes levels to occur.

Solid phase microextraction (SPME) has been widely used in a variety of sample matrices and proven to be a simple, fast and solvent-free sample preparation technique. A challenging limitation in the further development of this technique has been the insufficient sensitivity for some trace applications. This limitation lies mainly in the small volume of the extraction phase. According to the fundamentals of SPME, different strategies can be employed to achieve higher sensitivity for SPME sampling. These include cooling down the extraction phase, preparing a high capacity particle-loading extraction phase, as well as using a thin film with high surface area-to-volume ratio as the extraction phase. In this thesis, four sampling approaches were developed for high sensitivity sampling by employing cold fiber, thin film, cooling membrane and particle loading membrane as sampling tools. These proposed methods were applied to liquid, solid and particularly trace gas analysis. First, a fully automated cold fiber device that improves the sensitivity of the technique by cooling down the extraction phase was developed. This device was coupled to a GERSTEL® MultiPurpose Sampler (MPS 2), and applied to the analysis of volatiles and semi-volatiles in aqueous and solid matrices. The proposed device was thoroughly evaluated for its extraction performance, robustness, reproducibility and reliability by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The evaluation of the automated cold fiber device was carried out using a group of compounds characterized by different volatilities and polarities. Extraction efficiency and analytical figures of merit were compared to commercial SPME fibers. In the analysis of aqueous standard samples, the automated cold fiber device showed a significant improvement in extraction efficiency when compared to commercial polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and non-cooled cold fiber. This was achieved due to the low temperature of the coating during sampling. Results from the cold fiber and commercial divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/CAR/PDMS) fiber analysis of solid sample matrices were obtained and compared. Results demonstrated that the temperature gap between the sample matrix and the coating significantly improved the distribution coefficient, and consequently, the extraction amount. The newly automated cold fiber device presents a platform for headspace analysis of volatiles and semi-volatiles for a large number of samples, with improved throughput and sensitivity. Thin film microextraction (TFME) improves the sensitivity by employing a membrane with a high surface area-to-volume ratio as the extraction phase. In Chapter 3, a simple non-invasive sample preparation method using TFME is proposed for sampling volatile skin emissions. Evaluation experiments were conducted to test the reproducibility of the sampling device, the effect of the membrane size, and the method for storage. Results supported the reproducibility of multi-membrane sampling, and demonstrated that sampling efficiency can be improved using a larger membrane. However, ability to control the sampling environment and time was proved to be critical in order to obtain reliable information; the in vivo skin emission sampling was also influenced by skin metabolism and environmental conditions. Next, the method of storage was fully investigated for the membrane device before and after sampling. This investigation of storage permitted the sampling and instrument analysis to be conducted at different locations. Finally, the developed skin sampling device was applied in the identification of dietary biomarkers after garlic and alcohol ingestion. In this experiment, the previously reported potential biomarkers dimethyl sulphone, allyl methyl sulfide and allyl mercaptan were detected after garlic intake, and ethanol was detected after the ingestion of alcohol. Experiments were also conducted in the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from upper back, forearm and back thigh of the body on the same individual. Results showed that 27 compounds can be detected from all of the 3 locations. However, these compounds were quantitatively different. In addition, sampling of the upper back, where the density of sebaceous glands is relatively high, detected more compounds than the other regions. In Chapter 4, a novel sample preparation method that combines the advantages of cold fiber and thin film was developed to achieve the high extraction efficiency necessary for high sensitivity gas sampling. A cooling sampling device was developed for the thin film microextraction. Method development for this sampling approach included evaluation of membrane temperature effect, membrane size effect, air flow rate and humidity effect. Results showed that high sensitivity for equilibrium sampling can be achieved by either cooling down the membrane and/or using a large volume extraction phase. On the other hand, for pre-equilibrium extraction, in which the extracted amount was mainly determined by membrane surface area and diffusion coefficient, high sensitivity was obtained by thin membranes with a large surface area and/or high sampling flow rate. In addition, humidity evaluations showed no significant effect on extraction efficiency due to the absorption property of the liquid extraction phase. Next, the limit of detection (LOD) and reproducibility of the developed cooling membrane gas sampling method were evaluated. LOD with a membrane radius of 1 cm at room temperature sampling were 9.24 ng/L, 0.12 ng/L, 0.10 ng/L for limonene, cinnamaldehyde and 2-pentadecanone, respectively. Intra- and inter-membrane sampling reproducibility had a relative standard deviation (RSD%) lower than 8% and 13%, respectively. Results uniformly demonstrated that the proposed cooling membrane device could serve as a powerful tool for gas in trace analysis. In Chapter 5, a particle-loading membrane was developed to combine advantages of high distribution coefficient and high surface area geometry, and applied in trace gas sampling. Bar coating, a simple and easy preparation method was applied in the preparation of the DVB/PDMS membrane. Membrane morphology, particle ratio, membrane size and extraction efficiency were fully evaluated for the prepared membrane. Results show that the DVB particles are uniformly distributed in the PDMS base. The addition of a DVB particle enhanced the stiffness of the membrane to some extent, and improved the extraction capacity of the membrane. Extraction capacity for benzene was enhanced by a factor of 100 when the membrane DVB particle ratio increased from 0% to 30%. Additionally, the prepared DVB/PDMS membrane provided higher extraction efficiency than pure PDMS membrane and DVB/PDMS fiber, especially for highly volatile and polar compounds. The high reproducibility of the prepared DVB/PDMS membrane in air sampling demonstrated the advantage of the bar coating preparation method, and also permitted quantitative analysis. Last, the prepared particle-loading membrane was applied to semi-quantitative and quantitative analysis of indoor and outdoor air, respectively. Both the equilibrium calibration method and diffusion-based calibration method were proposed for the quantitative analysis. Results showed that the high capacity particle-loading membrane can be used for monitoring trace analytes such as perfume components and air pollutants.

Solid phase microextraction (SPME) has been widely used in a variety of sample matrices and proven to be a simple, fast and solvent-free sample preparation technique. A challenging limitation in the further development of this technique has been the insufficient sensitivity for some trace applications. This limitation lies mainly in the small volume of the extraction phase. According to the fundamentals of SPME, different strategies can be employed to achieve higher sensitivity for SPME sampling. These include cooling down the extraction phase, preparing a high capacity particle-loading extraction phase, as well as using a thin film with high surface area-to-volume ratio as the extraction phase. In this thesis, four sampling approaches were developed for high sensitivity sampling by employing cold fiber, thin film, cooling membrane and particle loading membrane as sampling tools. These proposed methods were applied to liquid, solid and particularly trace gas analysis. First, a fully automated cold fiber device that improves the sensitivity of the technique by cooling down the extraction phase was developed. This device was coupled to a GERSTEL® MultiPurpose Sampler (MPS 2), and applied to the analysis of volatiles and semi-volatiles in aqueous and solid matrices. The proposed device was thoroughly evaluated for its extraction performance, robustness, reproducibility and reliability by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The evaluation of the automated cold fiber device was carried out using a group of compounds characterized by different volatilities and polarities. Extraction efficiency and analytical figures of merit were compared to commercial SPME fibers. In the analysis of aqueous standard samples, the automated cold fiber device showed a significant improvement in extraction efficiency when compared to commercial polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and non-cooled cold fiber. This was achieved due to the low temperature of the coating during sampling. Results from the cold fiber and commercial divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/CAR/PDMS) fiber analysis of solid sample matrices were obtained and compared. Results demonstrated that the temperature gap between the sample matrix and the coating significantly improved the distribution coefficient, and consequently, the extraction amount. The newly automated cold fiber device presents a platform for headspace analysis of volatiles and semi-volatiles for a large number of samples, with improved throughput and sensitivity. Thin film microextraction (TFME) improves the sensitivity by employing a membrane with a high surface area-to-volume ratio as the extraction phase. In Chapter 3, a simple non-invasive sample preparation method using TFME is proposed for sampling volatile skin emissions. Evaluation experiments were conducted to test the reproducibility of the sampling device, the effect of the membrane size, and the method for storage. Results supported the reproducibility of multi-membrane sampling, and demonstrated that sampling efficiency can be improved using a larger membrane. However, ability to control the sampling environment and time was proved to be critical in order to obtain reliable information; the in vivo skin emission sampling was also influenced by skin metabolism and environmental conditions. Next, the method of storage was fully investigated for the membrane device before and after sampling. This investigation of storage permitted the sampling and instrument analysis to be conducted at different locations. Finally, the developed skin sampling device was applied in the identification of dietary biomarkers after garlic and alcohol ingestion. In this experiment, the previously reported potential biomarkers dimethyl sulphone, allyl methyl sulfide and allyl mercaptan were detected after garlic intake, and ethanol was detected after the ingestion of alcohol. Experiments were also conducted in the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from upper back, forearm and back thigh of the body on the same individual. Results showed that 27 compounds can be detected from all of the 3 locations. However, these compounds were quantitatively different. In addition, sampling of the upper back, where the density of sebaceous glands is relatively high, detected more compounds than the other regions. In Chapter 4, a novel sample preparation method that combines the advantages of cold fiber and thin film was developed to achieve the high extraction efficiency necessary for high sensitivity gas sampling. A cooling sampling device was developed for the thin film microextraction. Method development for this sampling approach included evaluation of membrane temperature effect, membrane size effect, air flow rate and humidity effect. Results showed that high sensitivity for equilibrium sampling can be achieved by either cooling down the membrane and/or using a large volume extraction phase. On the other hand, for pre-equilibrium extraction, in which the extracted amount was mainly determined by membrane surface area and diffusion coefficient, high sensitivity was obtained by thin membranes with a large surface area and/or high sampling flow rate. In addition, humidity evaluations showed no significant effect on extraction efficiency due to the absorption property of the liquid extraction phase. Next, the limit of detection (LOD) and reproducibility of the developed cooling membrane gas sampling method were evaluated. LOD with a membrane radius of 1 cm at room temperature sampling were 9.24 ng/L, 0.12 ng/L, 0.10 ng/L for limonene, cinnamaldehyde and 2-pentadecanone, respectively. Intra- and inter-membrane sampling reproducibility had a relative standard deviation (RSD%) lower than 8% and 13%, respectively. Results uniformly demonstrated that the proposed cooling membrane device could serve as a powerful tool for gas in trace analysis. In Chapter 5, a particle-loading membrane was developed to combine advantages of high distribution coefficient and high surface area geometry, and applied in trace gas sampling. Bar coating, a simple and easy preparation method was applied in the preparation of the DVB/PDMS membrane. Membrane morphology, particle ratio, membrane size and extraction efficiency were fully evaluated for the prepared membrane. Results show that the DVB particles are uniformly distributed in the PDMS base. The addition of a DVB particle enhanced the stiffness of the membrane to some extent, and improved the extraction capacity of the membrane. Extraction capacity for benzene was enhanced by a factor of 100 when the membrane DVB particle ratio increased from 0% to 30%. Additionally, the prepared DVB/PDMS membrane provided higher extraction efficiency than pure PDMS membrane and DVB/PDMS fiber, especially for highly volatile and polar compounds. The high reproducibility of the prepared DVB/PDMS membrane in air sampling demonstrated the advantage of the bar coating preparation method, and also permitted quantitative analysis. Last, the prepared particle-loading membrane was applied to semi-quantitative and quantitative analysis of indoor and outdoor air, respectively. Both the equilibrium calibration method and diffusion-based calibration method were proposed for the quantitative analysis. Results showed that the high capacity particle-loading membrane can be used for monitoring trace analytes such as perfume components and air pollutants.

Este trabalho descreve a otimização e validação de um método analítico para a análise de hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (PAHs) em água usando uma interface SPME/LC/DAD. Parâmetros como tipos de fibra, tempo de extração, temperatura e força iônica foram estudados no modo \"off line\" e a influência destes na eficiência de extração foi avaliada. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos com a fibra Carbowax/templeted resin. Uma interface \"lab made\" foi utilizada para a etapa de validação e as curvas de calibração mostraram boa linearidade (r>0,99) para a maioria dos compostos analisados, tanto na linearidade da amostra como na linearidade do padrão. Os dados de precisão obtidos na concentração de trabalho variaram de 1 a 3%, aproximadamente, e os valores de recuperação se mantiveram na faixa de 4 a 27%. Os PAHs foram determinados na faixa de 0,025 micro g até 0,5 micro g. Pode-se considerar os valores obtidos nos itens de precisão e linearidade satisfatórios para a análise dos PAHs, considerando-se os critérios internacionais estabelecidos para esta classe de compostos, mas o método não atende as especificações relacionadas a recuperação e faixa de concentração. / This work describes the optimization and validation of an analytical method to determine Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water using a SPME/LC/DAD interface. Parameters as fibers kind, sampling time, temperature and ionic strength were studied and their influence on the extraction efficiency were evaluated. The best results were obtained with the Carbowax/templeted resin fiber. A \"lab made\" interface was used to validate the method and the calibration curves showed good linearity (r > 0,99) to almost all the compounds analyzed, considering both the sample linearity and the standard linearity. The data obtained for precision showed a variation from 1 to 3 % and the recovery values were bellow 27%. The PAHs analysis was performed for concentrations from 0,025 micro g/fiber to 0,5 micro g/fiber. The method does not show good recoveries values but the data obtained for precision and linearity can be considered satisfactory according to international criteria established for theses compounds.

Macroalgas vermelhas da espécie Bostrychia radicans (Rhodomelaceae) foram coletadas em diferentes ecossistemas de Ubatuba, litoral norte do Estado de São Paulo, mais especificamente nos costões rochosos da Praia Dura e no manguezal do Rio Escuro. Os extratos e frações obtidos dos espécimes, provenientes das duas regiões, expressaram diferentes respostas quando avaliadas as atividades tripanocida, leishmanicida, antitumoral, antifúngica e citotóxica. Estes resultados nos levaram a inferir que há uma possível relação entre as variações ambientais e a produção de metabólitos secundários biologicamente ativos nesta espécie. Concomitantemente ao estabelecimento do potencial biológico de extratos e/ou frações, foram realizadas avaliações comparativas do perfil químico da espécie B. radicans, coletada nos diferentes ecossistemas citados anteriormente. Através da comparação dos constituintes voláteis destas amostras, obtidos por microextração em fase sólida, foi possível observar diferenças significativas entre estas; sendo que a amostra proveniente dos costões apresentou uma maior diversidade de metabólitos. Em contrapartida, as análises comparativas dos constituintes apolares, realizadas por CG-EM, não revelaram diferenças significativas quanto à composição química da espécie. Com relação ao perfil cromatográfico das substâncias polares, obtido via CLAE, também foi observada semelhança quanto aos constituintes presentes em ambas as amostras. Ainda, a partir dos estudos químicos desta espécie foi possível o isolamento do colesterol e 4-hidroxi-N-(2-hidroxietil)-benzamida, além de outras substâncias isoladas em mistura, tais como: heptadecano, esqualeno, ácidos tetradecanóico e hexadecanóico, ésteres 9-octadecenoato e hexadecanoato de metila, os diterpenos trans-fitol e neofitadieno; além das substâncias aromáticas: 4-metoximetilfenol, 4-hidroxibenzaldeído, 4-hidroxibenzenoacetato de metila, 4-hidroximandelato de metila, 4-diidroxibenzenopropanoato de metila, hidroquinona, 4-hidroxibenzoato de metila, ácido 4-hidroxibenzenoacético e 4-formilcarbonilfenol. / Red macroalgae from Bostrychia radicans (Rhodomelaceae) species were collected in different ecosystems in Ubatuba, north littoral of São Paulo state, more specifically in Praia Dura rocky shores and Rio Escuro mangrove. The extracts and fractions obtained from specimens, of the two regions, expressed different responses when the trypanocide, leishmanicide, antitumoral, antifungic and citotoxic activities were evaluated. Based on these results, we could infer that there is a possible relation between the environmental variations and the production of secondary metabolites with biological activity, in this specie. At the same time, comparative analyses of chemical profiles of B. radicans from the different ecosystems were done in order to stabilish the influence of the habitat. The chemical profile of volatile compounds of B. radicans, obtained by solid phase microextraction, diverged significantly according to their habitat (mangrove or rocky shore) and the rocky shore specimens showed more variability of compounds. On the other hand, the chemical profile of apolar constituents, performed by GC-MS, were not significantly different in their midst. Concerning the chromatographic profile of polar constituents, obtained by HPLC, it was observed that these compounds were very similar. Moreover the chemical study of this species led to the isolation of cholesterol, and 4-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-benzamide, and other constituents isolated together, like: heptadecane, squalene, tetradecanoic and hexadecanoic acids, methyl 9-octadecenoate and methyl hexadecanoate, trans-phytol e neophytadiene; behind the phenols: 4-metoxymethylphenol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, methyl 4-hydroxybenzeneacetate, methyl 4-hydroxymandelate, methyl 4-dihydroxybenzenepropanoate, hydroquinone, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid and 4-fomylcarbonyl-phenol.