Improved determination of aluminum in serum and urine with use of a stabilized temperature platform furnace.
This method for determining aluminum in serum and urine is essentially free from matrix interference and gives a linear response with concentration to at least 500 micrograms/l. Use of a stabilized temperature platform (L'vov platform, Perkin-Elmer Corp.) to approach a "steady-state" temperature, addition of matrix modifiers [especially Mg(NO3)2], and the use of peak area integration all helped substantially diminish spectral interference. With the platform furnace, serum protein concentrations as great as 260 g/L did not interfere with the determination of Al. The within- and between-assay precision (CV) was less than or equal to 3.5% and less than or equal to 7.4%, respectively. Analytical recovery of Al added to serum ranged between 95 and 101% throughout the linear calibration range (to 500 micrograms/L), either when measured directly from the standard curve or by the method of standard additions. The reference interval for Al in 28 healthy subjects was 2-14 micrograms/L (mean 6.5, SD 4.1 micrograms/L), and for 130 patients on hemodialysis, 20-550 micrograms/L (mean 87.5, SD 62.5 micrograms/L).
D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006108:Graphite; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000295:instrumentation
D001798:Blood Proteins; D006108:Graphite; D000535:Aluminum