Reliability of ion mobility spectrometry for qualitative analysis of complex, multicomponent illicit drug samples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 190-196

  Verkouteren, Jennifer R ^a   Staymates, Jessica L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug mixtures; Ion mobility spectrometry; Narcotics; Trace detection

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; EXCIPIENT; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OXYCODONE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

EID: 79952440270     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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