PMID- 34121212 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211116 LR - 20211116 IS - 1099-0801 (Electronic) IS - 0269-3879 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Nov TI - Determination of bupivacaine tissue concentration in human biopsy samples using high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. PG - e5198 LID - 10.1002/bmc.5198 [doi] AB - In the present study, we developed a simple and rapid analytical method for the quantification of bupivacaine hydrochloride in human biopsy samples of adipose, muscle, neural, connective and cartilage tissue using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anesthetics were extracted from the tissue samples using 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile for protein denaturation and hexane for removal of lipophilic impurities. Analytes were separated adequately on Phenomenex Luna Omega polar C18 column using a gradient mobile phase 0.1% formic acid in water and 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile. The lower limits of quantification were