Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To establish a method for the determination of 10 elements such as V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, As, Sr, Cd, Ba and Pb in vacant gelatin capsules by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry(ICP-MS).
METHODS The samples were digested by microwave, and ten elements were determined by ICP-MS simultaneously.
RESULTS The detection limit ranges of 10 hazard elements were 0.011-0.203 ng·mL
-1, the method had good linear correlation(
r>0.999), and the average recoveries were in the range of 85%-115% with RSD less than 10%.
CONCLUSION This method is accurate, sensitive, convenient, and can be used to analyse the multi-elements in vacant gelatin capsules