Recent biosensing advances in the rapid detection of illicit drugs

SR Ahmed, R Chand, S Kumar, N Mittal… - TrAC Trends in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Illicit drug-related incidents such as traffic accidents and sexual assaults are gaining
epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides, there is the rampant use of drugs at some critical …

Recent developments in electrochemical detection of illicit drugs in diverse matrices

E De Rycke, C Stove, P Dubruel, S De Saeger… - Biosensors and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drug abuse is a global problem, requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Discovery,
production, trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs have been constantly growing …

Recent progress in development of dopamine receptor subtype-selective agents: potential therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders

A Zhang, JL Neumeyer, RJ Baldessarini - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Dopamine (DA) is a critical neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system
(CNS). The cerebral dopaminergic system is implicated in the pathophysiology of several …

Enhanced electrochemical detection of illicit drugs in oral fluid by the use of surfactant-mediated solution

M Parrilla, F Joosten, K De Wael - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021 - Elsevier
Illicit drug consumption is a worldwide worrying phenomenon that troubles modern society.
For this reason, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) are placing tremendous efforts into …

An electrochemical sensor for direct and sensitive detection of ketamine

C **, M Li, S Duan, Q Zhang, G Zhang, Q Liu… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ketamine is an organic drug with weak electrochemical activity, which makes it difficult to
directly detect by electrochemical methods. Herein, an electrochemical sensor, with …

Cyclic square-wave voltammetric discrimination of the amphetamine-type stimulants MDA and MDMA in real-world forensic samples by 3D-printed carbon electrodes

LV de Faria, RG Rocha, LC Arantes, DLO Ramos… - Electrochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and 3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA),
called as “ecstasy”, are the main seized amphetamine-type stimulants consumed worldwide …

Electrochemical sensing of ecstasy with electropolymerized molecularly imprinted poly (o-phenylenediamine) polymer on the surface of disposable screen-printed …

RAS Couto, SS Costa, B Mounssef Jr… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the ability of an electrochemical sensor based on molecularly
imprinted polymers (MIPs) to selectively quantify 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine …

Electrochemical detection of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) using a boron-doped diamond electrode with differential pulse voltammetry: Simple and …

KR Teófilo, LC Arantes, PA Marinho, AA Macedo… - Microchemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is an illicit stimulant drug also known as
'ecstasy'and is one of the most used amphetamines worldwide. Similar drugs to MDMA, so …

Combined colorimetric and electrochemical screening method using 3D printed devices: Towards the selective detection of MDMA in forensic samples

LMA Melo, LV de Faria, LC Arantes, EM Richter… - Electrochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a new approach that combines the benefits of colorimetric and
electrochemical techniques for the selective detection of 3, 4 …

Ultra-trace detection of methamphetamine in biological samples using FFT-square wave voltammetry and nano-sized imprinted polymer/MWCNTs-modified electrode

M Akhoundian, T Alizadeh, MR Ganjali, P Norouzi - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
An efficient voltammetric method for trace level monitoring of methamphetamine (MTM)
stimulant drug in the human urine and serum samples is established. This method is based …