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Determination of gold in biological materials by radiochemical neutron activation analysis

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A radiochemical neutron activation analysis procedure was developed for the determination of trace amounts of gold in biological materials. The procedure was realized with irradiation of reference and test samples in a nuclear reactor, selective and quantitative separation of gold using inorganic MnO2 Resin and gamma-ray spectrometric measurement of 198Au. The method is characterized by a low limit of detection of gold at ng g−1 level. Results shows that the method can be applied to the determination of trace amounts of gold in tissues for medical research.

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Zuba, I., Polkowska-Motrenko, H. Determination of gold in biological materials by radiochemical neutron activation analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 967–972 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6056-1

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