RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Determination of nicotinamide in a multivitamin complex by electrochemical-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy A1 Hernández Muñoz, Sheila A1 Perales Rondon, Juan Víctor A1 Arnaiz, Alvaro A1 Pérez Estébanez, Martín A1 Gomez, Elvira A1 Colina Santamaría, Álvaro A1 Heras Vidaurre, Aránzazu K1 Spectroelectrochemistry K1 Vitamin B3 K1 EC-SERS K1 Raman spectroscopy K1 Standard addition method K1 Química analítica K1 Chemistry, Analytic AB Time resolved Raman spectroelectrochemistry is a powerful technique to prepare useful Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrates suitable for quantitative analysis. Moreover, following the evolution of the Raman signal with the applied potential the selection of the best conditions for the analysis is quite simple. In this work, gold SERS substrates are prepared on screen-printed electrodes for the determination of nicotinamide, vitamin B3, in a multivitamin complex. The formation of the substrate has been monitored using UV/Vis absorption spectroelectrochemistry and scanning electron microscopy, which confirmed the generation of gold nanoparticles on the electrode surface. This new method has demonstrated to be suitable for the direct quantification of simple test samples using small sample volumes (50 μL). However, it failed when a complex sample, containing several interfering species, was analysed. A high interference on the preparation of the SERS substrate is observed during the analysis of a multivitamin complex. Despite that, nicotinamide was selectively determined in a multivitamin complex using the method of the standard addition, obtaining remarkable figures of merit (R2 = 0.99, %RSD < 9%). PB Elsevier SN 1572-6657 YR 2020 FD 2020-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6130 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6130 LA spa NO Ministerio de Economía, y Competitividad (Grant CTQ2017-83935-R-AEI/FEDERUE), Junta de Castilla y León (Grant BU297P18) and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Grant RED2018-102412-T). J.V.P-R. thanks Junta de Castilla y León for his postdoctoral fellowship (Grant BU033-U16) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024