Identification of different forms of cocaine and substances used in adulteration using near-infrared raman spectroscopy and infrared absorption spectroscopy

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-178

  Penido, Ciro A F O ^a   Pacheco, Marcos Tadeu T ^a   Zângaro, Renato A ^a   Silveira, Landulfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adulterant; Cocaine identification; Degradation; Forensic science; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; STREET DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84921264494     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12666     Document Type: Article

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