Voltammetric determination of Δ9-THC in glassy carbon electrode: An important contribution to forensic electroanalysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 29-32

  Balbino, Marco Antonio ^a   De Menezes, Matheus Manoel Teles ^a   Eleotério, Izabel Cristina ^a   Saczk, Adelir Aparecida ^b   Okumura, Leonardo Luiz ^c   Tristão, Heloísa Maria ^d   De Oliveira, Marcelo Firmino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^d Núcleo de Perícias Criminalísticas de Bauru   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Criminalistics; Forensic electroanalysis; Hashish; Hemp; Tetrahydrocannabinol; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; ELECTROLYTE; METHANOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GLASSY CARBON WORKING ELECTRODE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864331662     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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