Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics

This work presents the simultaneous quantification of four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol, diclofenac, naproxen, and aspirin, in mixture solutions, by a laboratory-made working electrode based on carbon paste modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-CPE) and Diff...

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Main Authors: Guadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira, Jesús Eduardo López-Barriguete, Prisciliano Hernandez, Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/1/421
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author Guadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira
Jesús Eduardo López-Barriguete
Prisciliano Hernandez
Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
author_facet Guadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira
Jesús Eduardo López-Barriguete
Prisciliano Hernandez
Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
author_sort Guadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira
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description This work presents the simultaneous quantification of four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol, diclofenac, naproxen, and aspirin, in mixture solutions, by a laboratory-made working electrode based on carbon paste modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-CPE) and Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV). Preliminary electrochemical analysis was performed using cyclic voltammetry, and the sensor morphology was studied by scanning electronic microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sample set ranging from 0.5 to 80 µmol L<sup>−1</sup> was prepared using a complete factorial design (3<sup>4</sup>) and considering some interferent species such as ascorbic acid, glucose, and sodium dodecyl sulfate to build the response model and an external randomly subset of samples within the experimental domain. A data compression strategy based on discrete wavelet transform was applied to handle voltammograms’ complexity and high dimensionality. Afterward, Partial Least Square Regression (PLS) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) predicted the drug concentrations in the mixtures. PLS-adjusted models (<i>n</i> = 12) successfully predicted the concentration of paracetamol and diclofenac, achieving correlation values of R ≥ 0.9 (testing set). Meanwhile, the ANN model (four layers) obtained good prediction results, exhibiting R ≥ 0.968 for the four analyzed drugs (testing stage). Thus, an MWCNT-CPE electrode can be successfully used as a potential sensor for voltammetric determination and NSAID analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-5755a9c981dd4e5b9cfaf417a69c35fc2023-12-02T00:56:44ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-12-0123142110.3390/s23010421Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and ChemometricsGuadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira0Jesús Eduardo López-Barriguete1Prisciliano Hernandez2Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero3Juan Manuel Gutiérrez4Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca 42076, Hidalgo, MexicoBioelectronics Section, Department of Electrical Engineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, MexicoEngineering and Energy Laboratory, Energy Area, Polytechnic University of Francisco I. Madero, Pachuca 42640, Hidalgo, MexicoLaboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca 42076, Hidalgo, MexicoBioelectronics Section, Department of Electrical Engineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, MexicoThis work presents the simultaneous quantification of four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol, diclofenac, naproxen, and aspirin, in mixture solutions, by a laboratory-made working electrode based on carbon paste modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-CPE) and Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV). Preliminary electrochemical analysis was performed using cyclic voltammetry, and the sensor morphology was studied by scanning electronic microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sample set ranging from 0.5 to 80 µmol L<sup>−1</sup> was prepared using a complete factorial design (3<sup>4</sup>) and considering some interferent species such as ascorbic acid, glucose, and sodium dodecyl sulfate to build the response model and an external randomly subset of samples within the experimental domain. A data compression strategy based on discrete wavelet transform was applied to handle voltammograms’ complexity and high dimensionality. Afterward, Partial Least Square Regression (PLS) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) predicted the drug concentrations in the mixtures. PLS-adjusted models (<i>n</i> = 12) successfully predicted the concentration of paracetamol and diclofenac, achieving correlation values of R ≥ 0.9 (testing set). Meanwhile, the ANN model (four layers) obtained good prediction results, exhibiting R ≥ 0.968 for the four analyzed drugs (testing stage). Thus, an MWCNT-CPE electrode can be successfully used as a potential sensor for voltammetric determination and NSAID analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/1/421non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugcarbon paste electrodedifferential pulse voltammetrypartial least square regressionartificial neural networkquantification
spellingShingle Guadalupe Yoselin Aguilar-Lira
Jesús Eduardo López-Barriguete
Prisciliano Hernandez
Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
Sensors
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
carbon paste electrode
differential pulse voltammetry
partial least square regression
artificial neural network
quantification
title Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
title_full Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
title_fullStr Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
title_short Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Using a Modified Carbon Paste Electrode and Chemometrics
title_sort simultaneous voltammetric determination of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs nsaids using a modified carbon paste electrode and chemometrics
topic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
carbon paste electrode
differential pulse voltammetry
partial least square regression
artificial neural network
quantification
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/1/421
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