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A simple and rapid method for the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography and its application for the assessment of contaminated outdoor communal areas (2016)
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Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the first report on the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke (THS) in outdoor communal areas. The term THS can be defined as the contamination of surfaces by second-hand smoke. This can rema... Read More about A simple and rapid method for the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography and its application for the assessment of contaminated outdoor communal areas.

Development of a voltammetric assay, using screen-printed electrodes, for clonazepam and its application to beverage and serum samples (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This paper describes the development of an electrochemical assay based on screen-printed carbon sensors for the determination of clonazepam in serum and in wine. The cyclic voltammetric behaviour of the drug... Read More about Development of a voltammetric assay, using screen-printed electrodes, for clonazepam and its application to beverage and serum samples.

Amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a recycled compact disc (2015)
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This present study investigates the utilisation of Ag electrodes fabricated from recycled recordable compact discs (CD-R) for the amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide. The analytical curve was linear up to at least 30 mM hydrogen peroxide... Read More about Amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a recycled compact disc.

The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a hand drawn pencil electrode and its trace determination in water by stripping voltammetry (2015)
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. This is the first reported proof of concept application of pencil drawn electrodes (PDEs) for anodic stripping voltammetric determination of Pb2+ or any metal ion. PDEs offer advantages of economics, simplicity... Read More about The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a hand drawn pencil electrode and its trace determination in water by stripping voltammetry.

Novel reductive-reductive mode electrochemical detection of Rohypnol following liquid chromatography and its determination in coffee (2014)
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) has been successfully determined in coffee by high performance liquid chromatography dual electrode detection (LC-DED) in the dual reductive mode. Initial studies were performed to optimise the chromatogr... Read More about Novel reductive-reductive mode electrochemical detection of Rohypnol following liquid chromatography and its determination in coffee.

A rapid, green high performance anion-exchange chromatographic assay for saccharin and its determination in environmental water samples (2014)
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A green, rapid and sensitive high performance anion-exchange chromatographic (HPAEC) method for the determination of saccharin in environmental water samples is reported. A linear range of 5 μg/L to 28.2 μg/mL was found with a theoretical limit of de... Read More about A rapid, green high performance anion-exchange chromatographic assay for saccharin and its determination in environmental water samples.

Electrochemical detection of benzodiazepines, following liquid chromatography, for applications in pharmaceutical, biomedical and forensic investigations (2014)
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Benzodiazepines are an important class of drugs commonly administered with a potential for abuse and environmental pollution. This review focuses on the liquid chromatographic electrochemical detection of the benzodiazepine class of drugs. These are... Read More about Electrochemical detection of benzodiazepines, following liquid chromatography, for applications in pharmaceutical, biomedical and forensic investigations.

Voltammetric behaviour of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a rewritable digital versatile disc (DVD) and its determination in water samples (2013)
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In this study we investigated the possibility of applying Ag electrodes manufactured from recordable rewritable digital versatile discs (DVD-RW) for the voltammetric determination of hydrogen peroxide. The calibration plot was linear from 0.087 mM to... Read More about Voltammetric behaviour of hydrogen peroxide at a silver electrode fabricated from a rewritable digital versatile disc (DVD) and its determination in water samples.

Underpotential deposition of lead at silver electrodes manufactured from compact discs and its determination in environmental water samples (2013)
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The present paper describes the facile manufacture of silver electrodes from compact discs for the anodic stripping voltammetric determination of lead. The voltammetric behaviour of Pb in 0.1 M HCl was examined by cyclic voltammetry. Using a starting... Read More about Underpotential deposition of lead at silver electrodes manufactured from compact discs and its determination in environmental water samples.

The redox behaviour of diazepam (Valium®) using a disposable screen-printed sensor and its determination in drinks using a novel adsorptive stripping voltammetric assay (2013)
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In this study we investigated the possibility of applying disposable electrochemical screen-printed carbon sensors for the rapid identification and quantitative determination of diazepam in beverages. This was achieved utilising a previously unreport... Read More about The redox behaviour of diazepam (Valium®) using a disposable screen-printed sensor and its determination in drinks using a novel adsorptive stripping voltammetric assay.

The chronoamperometric and voltammetric behaviour of glutathione at screen-printed carbon micro-band electrodes modified with cobalt phthalocyanine (2012)
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Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) incorporating the electrocatalyst cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC) have been successfully used for the manufacture of microband electrodes for the determination of reduced glutathione (GSH). Initially investigati... Read More about The chronoamperometric and voltammetric behaviour of glutathione at screen-printed carbon micro-band electrodes modified with cobalt phthalocyanine.

Novel electrode reactions of diazepam, flunitrazepam and lorazepam and their exploitation in a new redox mode LC-DED assay for serum (2012)
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Previously unreported voltammetric redox behaviour was identified for flunitrazepam, lorazepam and diazepam at a glassy carbon electrode. This was successfully exploited for their determination in serum by high performance liquid chromatography dual... Read More about Novel electrode reactions of diazepam, flunitrazepam and lorazepam and their exploitation in a new redox mode LC-DED assay for serum.

The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a microband screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in acetate leachates from glazed ceramic plates (2011)
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Microband screen-printed carbon electrodes (μBSPCEs) without further modification have been investigated as disposable sensors for the measurement of lead in acetate leachates from ceramic glazed plates. Cyclic voltammetry was employed to elucidate t... Read More about The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a microband screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in acetate leachates from glazed ceramic plates.

Electrocatalytic behaviour of citric acid at a cobalt phthalocyanine- modified screen-printed carbon electrode and its application in pharmaceutical and food analysis (2010)
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Cobalt phthalocyanine-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes (CoPC-SPCEs) have been investigated as disposable sensors for the measurement of citric acid. The analyte was found to undergo an electrocatalytic oxidation process involving the Co2+/Co... Read More about Electrocatalytic behaviour of citric acid at a cobalt phthalocyanine- modified screen-printed carbon electrode and its application in pharmaceutical and food analysis.

The electrochemical behavior of nitrazepam at a screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in beverages by adsorptive stripping voltammetry (2009)
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The cyclic voltammetric behavior of nitrazepam was investigated at screen-printed carbon electrodes over the range1.5 V to {thorn}1.5 V. Two reduction peaks were observable on the negative scan, at 0.7 V, and 1.2 V using pH 6 buffer. On the return sc... Read More about The electrochemical behavior of nitrazepam at a screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in beverages by adsorptive stripping voltammetry.

Determination of flunitrazepam and nitrazepam in beverage samples by liquid chromatography with dual electrode detection using a carbon fibre veil electrode (2008)
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Both nitrazepam and flunitrazepam have been determined by high-performance liquid chromatography dual electrode detection (LC-DED) in the reductive-reductive mode, using a carbon fibre veil electrode (CFVE) in conjugation with a glassy carbon electro... Read More about Determination of flunitrazepam and nitrazepam in beverage samples by liquid chromatography with dual electrode detection using a carbon fibre veil electrode.