Rapid drug detection in oral samples by porous silicon assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

• Published in: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry Vol. 23; no. 22; pp. 3543 - 3548
• Main Authors: Lowe, Rachel D., Guild, Georgia E., Harpas, Peter, Kirkbride, Paul, Hoffmann, Peter, Voelcker, Nicolas H., Kobus, Hilton
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Humans; Porosity; Saliva - chemistry; Silicon - chemistry; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization - instrumentation; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization - methods; Street Drugs - analysis; Substance Abuse Detection - methods
• ISSN: 0951-4198; 1097-0231; 1097-0231
• DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4284

The demand for analysis of oral fluid for illicit drugs has arisen with the increased adoption of roadside testing, particularly in countries where changes in legislation allow random roadside testing of drivers for the presence of a palette of illicit drugs such as methamphetamine (MA), 3,4‐methyle...