A New Solid-phase Extraction Product for Beta-blockers

MIP Technologies AB announced today the launch of MIP4SPE Beta-blocker, a specialist product for the Analytical Separations market. This new product is a 'class selective' solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbent specific for beta-blockers from environmental and biological samples.

Beta-blockers are an important class of antihypertensive drugs. With their growing use, the contamination of environmental waters with beta-blockers has increased. The new product from MIP Technologies offers better selectivity and efficiency than other products on the market for the simultaneous determination of Beta-blockers.

The product has been tested for trace level determination of beta-blockers in natural water by the Department of Environmental Chemistry, IIQAB-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain. "The extraction protocol developed, based on the use of MIPs specifically designed for the extraction from liquid samples, offers both good efficiency and selectivity. Furthermore the method is simple and fast," said Prof. Damià Barceló from IIQAB-CSIC.

"As we continue to release SPE products for difficult targets we expect to establish molecular imprinting as the method of choice for such applications. The high recoveries, speed and ease of extraction and elimination of traditional, labor intensive extraction steps are hallmarks of analytical products from MIP Technologies," said Dr Christine Widstrand, VP Sales & Marketing.