Rapid Detection and Identification of Overdose Drugs in Saliva by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Fused Gold Colloids

Rapid Detection and Identification of Overdose Drugs in Saliva by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Fused Gold Colloids

The number of drug-related emergency room visits in the United States doubled from 2004 to 2009 to 4.6 million. Consequently there is a critical need to rapidly identify the offending drug(s), so that the appropriate medical care can be administered. In an effort to meet this need we have been inves...

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Main Authors: Frank Inscore, Hermes Huang, Atanu Sengupta, Chetan Shende, Stuart Farquharson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
drug analysis
illicit drugs
drug overdose
SERS
Raman spectroscopy
emergency room
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/3/3/425/

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