“…However, the current method to measure catecholamine levels is conducted in clinical laboratories by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on blood or urine samples (Mayo Clinic Laboratories, 2012;Tsunoda et al, 2009). Other developed non-clinical methods of catecholamine detection include electrochemical techniques in conjunction with various nanosensors or coatings, and purification methods such as hydrophilic interaction chromatography (Atta et al, 2010;Kim et al, 2010;Kumar et al, 2011;Prasad et al, 2009). Disadvantages of these methods include the need for a clinical chemistry laboratory to conduct the assay, time and resource costs for sample transport, stabilizing reagents and purification steps (Atta et al, 2010;Kumar et al, 2011;Mayo Clinic Laboratories, 2012;Prasad et al, 2009).…”