Sobia Nisar, Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Usman. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of health-care pharmaceutical products using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2019, 9(1): 20-24.
Citation:
Sobia Nisar, Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Usman. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of health-care pharmaceutical products using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2019, 9(1): 20-24.
Sobia Nisar, Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Usman. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of health-care pharmaceutical products using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2019, 9(1): 20-24.
Citation:
Sobia Nisar, Ghulam Dastgeer, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Usman. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of health-care pharmaceutical products using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2019, 9(1): 20-24.
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 47050, Pakistan
Department of Physics & Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Piazza Roma 21, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a sensitive optical technique that is capable of rapid multi-elemental analysis. The development of this technique for elemental analysis of pharmaceutical products may eventually revolutionize the field of human health. Under normal circumstances, the elemental analysis of pharmaceutical products based on chemical methods is time-consuming and complicated. In this investigation, the principal aim is to develop an LIBS-based methodology for ele-mental analysis of pharmaceutical products. This LIBS technique was utilized for qualitative as well as quantitative analysis of the elements present in Ca-based tablets. All the elements present in the tablets were detected and their percentage compositions were verified in a single shot, using the proposed instrument. These elements (e.g., Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, and others) were identified by the wavelengths of their spectral lines, which were verified using the NIST database. The approximate amount of each element was determined based on their observed peaks and the result was in exact agreement with the content specification. The determination of the composition of prescription drug for patients is highly important in numerous circumstances. For example, the exploitation of LIBS may facilitate elemental decomposition of medicines to determine the accuracy of the stated composition information. Moreover, the approach can provide element-specific, meaningful, and accurate information related to pharmaceutical products.