Raman identification of drug of abuse particles collected with colored and transparent tapes

Science and Justice

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-169

  Moreno, Victor Molina ^a   López López, María ^b   Atoche, Juan Carlos ^a,b   García Ruiz, Carmen ^b  

^a Criminalistics Service of the Guardia Civil   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug analysis; Drugs of abuse; Lift; Raman spectroscopy; Sample collection; Tape

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMOBARBITAL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRUG METABOLITE; GLASS; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAQUALONE; OPIATE; PEMOLINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PROCAINE; SUGAR; TROPANE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; INFORMATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; MATERIALS; PACKAGING TAPE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84895883341     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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