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ArticleAnalytical science advances2025

Release Monitoring and Detection of Formulated Solid Nanoparticle-Conjugated Nicotine in Blood and Urine Using Electrochemical Technique.

Blessing Wisdom Ike, Joshua C Nwabuife, John Alake, Darko Kwabena Adu, Lungelo Miya, Ruchika Chauhan, Zondi Nate, Rajshekhar Karpoormath, Mbuso Faya

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Blessing Wisdom IkeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Joshua C NwabuifeDepartment of Pharmacology University of the Free State Bloemfontein South Africa.
John AlakeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Darko Kwabena AduDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Lungelo MiyaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Ruchika ChauhanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Zondi NateDepartment of Chemistry Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bellville South Africa.
Rajshekhar KarpoormathDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Mbuso FayaDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.

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Tobacco (nicotine) has been reported as one of the worst global public health pandemics in history, claiming about 8 million lives annually. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nicotine accounts for about 7 million deaths of firsthand users and over 1.3 million morbidities of secondhand users. Furthermore, smokeless tobacco products have been linked to more than 300 million morbidities, including chronic kidney illnesses. On the basis of this trend, a possible increase of over 100% in mortality rate and a state of emergency have been predicted from now till 2050. However, electrochemical analysis has demonstrated cost-effective and easily synthesised sensors as a timely alternative for the rapid analysis and quantification of nicotine in diverse products. A carbon-based silver sensor was fabricated and characterised by energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), direct light scattering (DLS), and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Herein, we report the first electrochemical detection, release monitoring and quantification of conjugated nicotine. The sensor showed a significant sensitivity, specificity and discriminating power with a detection and quantification limit of 2.283 × 10

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electrochemical sensors | nanoformulation and drug release | nicotine monitoring | SUDs | World Anti‐Doping Agency (WADA)

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