Infrared attenuated total reflection (IR-ATR) spectroscopy for detecting drugs in human saliva

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 420-429

  Hans, Kerstin M C ^a   Müller, Susanne ^a   Sigrist, Markus W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Evanescent field; Human saliva; Infrared spectroscopy; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; BIOMOLECULES; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; EVANESCENT FIELDS; INFRARED REFLECTION; METABOLITES;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION SPECTRUMS; COCAINE; DRUG TESTING; DRUG TESTS; HUMAN SALIVA; INFRARED: SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRA'S; TEST DEVICE;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; ECGONINE; HOMOCOCAINE; NORCOCAINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SALIVA;

EID: 84863100534     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.346     Document Type: Article

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