Laboratory Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 857-863.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2021.08.017

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Application of self-made drying device in the preparation of dried blood filter paper samples

CHEN Yujia1, SUN Zhiyong2, WANG Shaojing2, YANG Jiangtao2, WU Benqing3()   

  1. 1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University,Guangzhou 510632,Guangdong,China
    2. Shenzhen Aone Medical Laboratory,Shenzhen 518000,Guangdong,China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital,Shenzhen 518000,Guangdong,China
  • Received:2020-04-02 Online:2021-08-30 Published:2021-08-30
  • Contact: WU Benqing

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the value of self-made drying device in the preparation of dried blood filter paper samples. Methods Totally,50 μL of whole blood were dropped onto the filter papers to make blood spots(the diameter was 12 mm),and fresh blood spots were dried by natural air drying or by self-made drying device. The changes of drying state of blood spots with time under different experimental conditions were recorded. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)was recruited to determine the contents of 8 kinds of amino acids and 15 kinds of carnitines in the dried blood spots. The results were compared between different punching parts [center and peripheral parts(upper left,upper right,lower left and lower right)] and between different drying methods,and the precision and accuracy were evaluated. Results At room temperature of (23±2)℃ and humidity of (60±5)%,it took 95 and 40 min to dry the blood filter paper samples by natural air drying and by the self-made drying device,respectively. However,at room temperature of (23±2)℃ and humidity of (80±5)%,it took 115 min for both methods to dry the blood filter paper samples completely. Except for octanoyl carnitine(C8)and 3-hydroxypalmitoyl carnitine(C16-OH)in the natural air drying with a difference of -15.51% and -19.23%,respectively,and C16-OH in the self-made drying device with a difference of -16.67%,the difference of results between peripheral and center punching sampling was -14.81%-14.61%. The coefficient of variation(CV)(2.85%-21.98%)and accuracy(97.08%-118.18%)of amino acid and carnitine by different drying methods meet the requirements. Conclusions The self-made drying device can improve the drying efficiency of blood filter paper,and it will not affect the results of amino acid and carnitine,suggesting that it can be used for the preparation of dried blood filter paper.

Key words: Self-made drying device, Dried blood filter paper, Chromatographic effect, Precision, Accuracy

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