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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Analyt Chem. 2016 Jun;80:57–65. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.02.017

Table 1.

Selected reports using the SPME technology in in vitro sample analysis

Study subject Fiber coating Thickness (μm) Sample (g), part Condition
(°C/min)
Analytical
method
Ref.
Plant Extract
Pinene, sabinene Peucedanum cervaria PDMS 30 2.0, fruit RT/30 GC/MS [30]
Aldehydes Hypericum perforatum PDMS; PDMS/CAR 75; 100 Extract 40/20 GC/ECD [31]
VOCs, carotenoid Dracaena draco PDMS/DVB 65 0.1, leaf 45/20 GC/MS [32]
Sesquiterpene, monoterpenes Ficuscarica PDMS/DVB 65 Fruit 40/60 GC/MS [33]
VOCs Plinia cerrocampanensis DVB/CAR/PDMS 30; 50 0.5, leaf 49/14 GC/MS [34]
VOCs Pelargonium graveolens PDMS/DVB 65 0.1/0.2, leaf RT/2 GC/MS [35]
Terpinyl acetate, monoterpenes Plectranthus spp. PDMS 100 1.0, callus 60/20 GC/MS [37]
Terpinene, cymene, thymol Thymus vulgaris PDMS/DVB 65 0.2, leaf 60/15 GC/MS [39]
Volatile ethyl esters Dwarf Cavendish banana PDMS/DVB 65 0.5, fruit 50/60 GC/MS [40]
Diet Sample
Cineole, limonene, pinene, terpinene Eucalyptus PDMS/DVB 65 5.0, essential oil RT/10 GC/MS [41]
Ester, alcohol, acid, hydrocarbon Gingko wine PDMS /CAR 75 5.0 ml, wine 50/45 GC/MS [43]
Monoterpene, aldehyde, alcohol Vitis vinifera grapevine DVB/CAR/PDMS 30; 50 5.0, grape berry 40/40 GC/MS [45]
Metabolite Fecal microbiota PDMS/CAR 85 3.0, stool/urine 45/40 GC/MS [82]
Biomedical Research
Chlorpromazine Aqueous containing albumin PA 30 0.2, solution RT/420 LC/UV [49]
Carbamazepine Albumin or mouse plasma C18 1.8 ml, plasma RT/50 LC/NMR [50]
Risperidone/9-OH risperidone Cunninghamella fungal C18 45 2.0 ml, supernatant RT/30 LC/MS [53]
Naturally-occurring Microorganisms
Acid, alcohol, aldehyde, ester Vastedda-like cheese DBV/CAR/PDMS 10.0, cheese 60/30 GC/MS [54]
Metabolites Stool sample CAR/PDMS 85 3.0, feces 45/40 GC/MS [56]
Pinene, caryophyllene Tobacco PDMS/DVB 65 6.0 ml, culture 25/30 GC/MS [57]
VOCs: alcohol, heterocycle, etc. Yoghurt Carboxen/PDMS 75 3.0 ml, culture RT/10 GC/NMR [59]
Environmental Pollutants
MVOCs: methylpropanol, etc. Indoor mold DVB/CAR/PDMS 30; 50 Fresh culture 35/30 GC/MS [60]
Alkylbenzene, tetralin, naphthalene Seafood PDMS; PDMS/DVB 65; 100 20.0, seafood 65/3 GC/MS [63]
Sample for Medical Diagnosis
Penicillin binding protein 2a PBP2a extraction solution Immuno-SPME 25.0, extraction RT/720 LC/MS [20]
Biomarker library Staphylococcus aureus CW/DVB; CAR/PDMS 70;75 5.0 ml, culture RT/10-480 GC/MS [66]
Chlorpyrfos, sex hormone CPS and hormone solution PA-HF 400 Solution 42/30 LC/UV [68]

Abbreviations: Apt-PANCMA-aptamer functionalized poly (acrylonitiile-co-maleic acid); CAR-Carboxen; HLB-hydrophilic lipophilic balanced particles; MVOCs-microbial volatile organic compounds; PA-polyacrylate; PDMS-polydimethylsiloxane; RT-room tempreture; VOCs-volatile organic compounds.