Digital image-based colourimetric tests for amphetamine and methylamphetamine

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 277-282

  Choodum, Aree ^a,b   Nic Daeid, Niamh ^a  

^a University of Strathclyde   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Colourimetric detection; Digital images; Drug presumptive test; Methylamphetamine; RGB colour system

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; DRUG PRODUCTS;

AMPHETAMINE; COLOR SYSTEMS; COLOURIMETRIC DETECTION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DRUG PRESUMPTIVE TEST; IMAGE-BASED; METHYLAMPHETAMINE; PRESUMPTIVE TEST; RED GREEN BLUE COLOR SYSTEM;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79956225063     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.263     Document Type: Article

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