Mixed-mode solid-phase extraction for sample cleanup in hair analysis for methadone and its main metabolite

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1240-1246

  Barroso, M ^a   Dias, M ^a   Vieira, D N ^a   LoPez Rivadulla M ^b   Queiroz, J A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Universitario de Medicina Legal   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

GC MS; Hair; Methadone; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; PHASE SEPARATION;

ANALYTES; GC-MS; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; LOWER LIMITS OF QUANTITATIONS; METHADONE; MIXED-MODE SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SAMPLE CLEAN-UP; SIMPLE METHOD; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

METABOLITES;

2 ETHYLIDENE 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLIDINE; DRUG METABOLITE; METHADONE;

ACCURACY; ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIXED MODE SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 77958485570     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1434     Document Type: Article

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