Lab-on-a-chip screening of methamphetamine and pseudoephedrine in samples from clandestine laboratories

Forensic Science International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 8-14

  Lloyd, Aimee ^a   Russell, Matthew ^b   Blanes, Lucas ^a   Doble, Philip ^a   Roux, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clandestine laboratories; Fluorescence; Lab on a chip; Methamphetamine; Portable; Screening

Indexed keywords

BROMHEXINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EPHEDRINE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GUAIFENESIN; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; GEL; LAB ON A CHIP; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROCHIP ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84876482241     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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