Voltammetric multisensory system based on glassy carbon electrodes modified by polyarylenephthalides for the recognition and determination of warfarin

Voltammetric sensors and sensory system based on glassy carbon electrodes modified by polyarylenephthalides (chlorinated polyphthalidylidenefluorene, polyphthalidylidene diphenyl and brominated polyphthalidylidene diphenyl) were developed for the recognition and determination of warfarin. The electrochemical and analytical characteristics of the sensors were studied. The optimal conditions for recording voltammograms of warfarin oxidation were established: the range of working potentials was 0.5 ÷ 1.2 V, scan rate was 20 mVs-1, the electrode holding time in the analyzed solution was 30s, and the pH of the supporting electrolyte was 6.86 (Na2HPO4 + KH2PO4). Using the values of the slope of the dependence log ip = log v + const (Δlg ip / Δlg v = 0.7 ÷ 0.9), it was found that the rate-controlling step of warfarin oxidation was the depolarizer adsorption on the surface of the polymer modifier. The linear range of the dependence of the maximum of warfarin oxidation peak on the concentration was 0.3×10-6 ÷ 0.5×10-3 М. Using the “added-found” method, the accuracy of determining the warfarin content in the model solutions was evaluated. The relative standard deviation and relative measurements error didn’t exceed 4.63% and 11.1% respectively. By the means of chemometrics methods (principal components analysis and SIMCA) the possibility of the recognition of warfarin preparations without isolating the active substances in dosage forms was shown, which made it possible to distinguish pharmaceutical preparations from the different manufacturers. At the same time, the sample preparation procedure was significantly simplified, and the cost and time of the analysis were reduced. It was also shown that the use of the multisensory system of the “electronic tongue” type significantly increased the percentage of correctly recognized samples in comparison to the registration of voltammograms on the single sensor. The proportion of correctly recognized samples was 97-100%. Keywords : warfarin, voltammetry, polyarylenephthalide, modified electrodes, sensor system (Russian)  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/analitika.2019.23.4.003 R.A. Zilberg, Yu.A. Yarkaeva, D.I. Dubrovsky, L.R. Zagitova, V.N. Maistrenko Bashkir State University, Department of Chemistry, 32, Validy Str., Ufa, 450076, Russian Federation