Application of NIR handheld transmission spectroscopy and chemometrics to assess the quality of locally produced antimalarial medicines in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In recent decades, more than 15% of the antimalarials marketed in low- and middle-income countries have been of poor quality, in which quinoline derivatives and quinine-based formulations account for 21%.Near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) was chosen for its fast and inexpensive test properties as well...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Talanta Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666831920300254 |