Magnetically responsive textile for a new preconcentration procedure: Magnetic textile solid phase extraction

A new preconcentration procedure named Magnetic textile solid phase extraction was developed. A piece of nonwoven textile (fabric) was used for the immobilization of copper phthalocyanine dye and employed for the adsorption of crystal violet and safranin O from large volumes of sample. The bound dye was eluted into small volume of methanol. The limit of detection and limit of quantification values for safranin O were 2.66 mu g/L and 8.87 mu g/L, while for crystal violet these values were 2.17 mu g/L and 7.23 mu g/L, respectively. Linearity in the range 5-100 mu g/L was observed. In order to prepare magnetically responsive adsorbent, an iron-based standard staple was inserted in the textile material using an office stapler. The developed procedure can be easily adapted for the detection of large variety of analytes in biochemistry, biotechnology, environmental technology, and forensic analysis.