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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2019

Comparison of high-performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry to determine the best method to assess Levofloxacin released from mesoporous silica microspheres/nano-hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds.

Qi Wang, Guodong Wang, Shicheng Xie, Xiaowei Zhao, Yuanmin Zhang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qi WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Guodong WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Shicheng XieDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Xiaowei ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Yuanmin ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An assessment of Levofloxacin by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis) and its pharmacokinetics in serum or plasma was made in a previous study by the present authors. Levofloxacin-loaded mesoporous silica microspheres/nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) composite scaffolds comprise a novel synthetic composite scaffold that may be utilized as a drug-delivery system for clinical usage. However, few studies have been published concerning a comparison of HPLC with UV-Vis, which is the preferred method for determination of Levofloxacin. In the present study, an HPLC method was first established, and subsequently a comparison of HPLC with the UV-Vis method was performed. The standard curve was established, and recovery rate from simulated body fluid was calculated. The linear concentration range for Levofloxacin was 0.05-300 µg/ml. The regression equation for HPLC was

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composite scaffoldshigh performance liquid chromatographyLevofloxacinmesoporous silica microspheresultraviolet visible spectrophotometer

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