“…Therefore, measurements of glucocorticoids such as prednisolone and other natural and synthetic corticosteroids [7,8] with detection limits (LOD) around 1 mg L À1 in biological fluids have been extensively carried out and well established by using selective chromatographic techniques such as reversed-phase HPLC [9,10], liquid chromatography-ionspray mass spectrometry [11,12], micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography coupled with solid phase extraction [13,14], GC-MS [15][16][17], LC-MS [18,19], LC-MS-MS [20,21] and FT-Raman spectroscopy [22] and fluorescence [23]. However, there are certain limitations in chromatographic and mass spectroscopic methods such as selecting suitable columns or mobile phase, finding a suitable reactant for postcolumn reaction in liquid chromatography, the need of toxic solvent, expensive instruments, and day to day maintenance.…”