Abstract
Precise and accurate methods are required to measure nickel in urine and serum samples to identify clinical states of either deficiency or toxicity. This paper presents an isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the measurement of nickel in biological samples. The method involves the preparation of a thermally stable and volatile nickel chelate using lithium bis(trifluoroethyl)dithiocarbamate as the chelating agent. Conditions were optimized for the digestion of the sample and quantitative preparation of chelate as well as the precise and accurate measurements of the isotope ratios using a capillary column gas chromatograph with a general purpose mass spectrometer. The memory effect between samples of different isotope ratios was evaluated and was found to be negligible. The quantitative accuracy of isotope dilution was validated by measuring nickel in the NIST freeze-dried urine reference material, SRM 2670, with comparison to the recommended value.
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