A new mixed mode solid phase extraction strategy for opioids, cocaines, amphetamines and adulterants in human blood with hybrid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry detection

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1136-1145

  Dowling, Geraldine ^a   Regan, Liam ^a  

^a Backweston Laboratory Complex   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; Human blood; Liquid chromatography hybrid triple quadrupole linear ion trap (QTRAP) mass spectrometry; Method validation; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; HOMOCOCAINE; KETAMINE; LEVAMISOLE; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY HYBRID TRIPLE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMPHETAMINES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COCAINE; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 78751702425     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.11.043     Document Type: Article

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