Objective To measure the residual organic solvents in biodegradable coronary rapamycin-eluting stents using HS-GC-MS and to establish an HS-GC-FID method for the determination of residual acetone in biodegradable coronary rapamycin-eluting stents. Methods A full scan mode of HS-GC-MS was used to analyze the residual organic solvents in the rapamycin-eluting stent, the balloon, the delivery system, raw materials and the bare stent, respectively, and the acetone content in the rapamycin-eluting stent was determined using HS-GC-FID. Results Certain organic solvents were observed, including aromatic hydrocarbon (toluene), ketone (acetone), halogenated hydrocarbons (methylene chloride and chloroform), alcohols (ethanol, etc.) and esters (ethyl acetate, etc.). The linear range of acetone was 9.0 to 44.8μg/mL (r=0.9995). The average recovery rate was 100.3% (n=6, RSD=1.2%) and the precision was 2.0% (n=5). Conclusions The residual organic solvents in rapamycin-eluting stents, the raw materials and the bare stents should be investigated during the registration evaluation of the biodegradable coronary rapamycin-eluting stents. The quantitative analysis is rapid, accurate and convenient. It is suitable for the determination of the residual organic solvents in biodegradable coronary rapamycin-eluting stents.
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