“…Due to the complexity of the composition of matrices and the trace amounts of analytes of interest, an effective extraction/ purication strategy prior to nal analysis is a prerequisite for determination of b-agonists and b-blockers. In recent years, various pretreatment techniques for the extraction of such residues from biological samples have been developed, including the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) technique, 5 solid phase extraction (SPE), [6][7][8] immunoaffinity chromatography (IAC) 9 and supercritical uid extraction (SFE). 10 Among these strategies, SPE has been the most frequently used method owing to several advantages: low reagent consumption and no requirement of expensive apparatus, 11,12 high sensitivity and good recovery with minimal sample transfer, [13][14][15][16] enhanced simplicity of operation with robustness, 17 and great safety with less exposure to toxic agents.…”