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Analytical Chemistry Chemical Cytometry Quantitates Superoxide

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Figure 4. Mass flow chromatogram obtained for the mixture of BTEX<br />

and 1,2,4-trimethylnenzene in water using HS-SPME-GC-Combustion-MS<br />

and postcolumn addition of 13 CO2.<br />

nately, the CAR/PDMS/DVB fiber generated broader peaks and<br />

tailing, resulting in lower signal-to-noise ratio and poorer precision<br />

in comparison with the PDMS/DVB fiber, which was finally<br />

selected for further experiments. In addition, the fiber/sample<br />

distribution constants (Kfs) were calculated for a more reliable<br />

comparison between the extraction efficiency of the fibers as<br />

it is a parameter related to the phase volume 23 (see Table SI-2<br />

in the Supporting Information). The Kfs values obtained for the<br />

PDMS fiber were of the same order of those cited in the<br />

literature. 19 Interestingly, Kfs values obtained for the PDMS/<br />

DVB fiber were significantly higher than those obtained for<br />

the CAR/PDMS/DVB fiber, in spite that both fibers provided<br />

very similar absolute recoveries (see Table 2). These results<br />

seem to indicate that the PDMS/DVB stationary phase showed<br />

higher affinity for the BTEX compounds. Notably, only nine<br />

analysis (three replicates per fiber tested) were necessary to obtain<br />

this valuable information in fundamental studies, critical to<br />

optimize new procedures of SPME.<br />

As an example, Figure 4 shows the mass-flow chromatogram<br />

obtained using the PDMS/DVB fiber. In this case, together with<br />

the impressive preconcentration factor typically observed by<br />

SPME, the carbon background was significantly decreased (two<br />

or three times lower). The detection limits obtained using HS-<br />

SPME were in the low ng/L level (

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