Preparation of magnetic yolk-shell structured metal-organic framework material and its application in pharmacokinetics study of alkaloids

In this study, a magnetic yolk-shell structured metal-organic framework material (Fe 3 O 4 @YS-UiO-66-NH 2 ) is prepared by the directional etching of Co 2+ /peroxymonosulfate and in situ magnetization. The characteristic properties of the material were investigated by using field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, and contact angle test. The Fe 3 O 4 @YS-UiO-66-NH 2 shows the advantages of large surface area, good magnetic property, and satisfactory stability, as well as giving high affinity to alkaloids (ALs) via hydrophilic interaction, hydrogen bonding, and π-π interaction. The results of static adsorption experiment indicate that the Fe 3 O 4 @YS-UiO-66-NH 2 possesses high adsorption capacity towards ALs and the adsorption behaviors are fitted with Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Furthermore, a magnetic solid-phase extraction using Fe 3 O 4 @YS-UiO-66-NH 2 and HPLC method was developed for the analysis of ALs in spiked samples with the recovery of 89.6–100.8%. In addition, the proposed method was successfully applied in the pharmacokinetics study of berberine, coptisine, and palmatine in the rat. In short, the developed method might be used for high-efficient recognition and determination of ALs in plasma sample, which would also provide a new way to fabricate magnetic functionalized metal-organic framework in separation science. Graphical abstract