Platinum is a metallic element, which may react with our cellular component through its involvement in cancer chemotherapy medications. Cisplatin is one of the most useful antineoplastic drugs against human ovarian carcinoma, which has the central element of platinum in its structure. The nature of chemical interaction between platinum and cellular macromolecules is yet to be understood. We exa...

The increasing use of automobile catalysts leads to the emission of the platinum-group elements (PGE), mainly platinum, but also rhodium and palladium into the environment. In environmental samples, the low concentration of platinum together with the high concentration of interfering matrix components often requires a preconcentration/enrichment step combined with a matrix-separation. The metho...