Because forensics is so diverse and extensive, it can be difficult to hold the entire field to this
standard. The National Academy of Sciences published a report outlining the current state of …

Infrared spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging, are robust, label free and inherently non-
destructive methods with a high chemical specificity and sensitivity that are frequently …

A transmission FTIR spectroscopic method was developed for direct, inexpensive and fast
quantification of paracetamol content in solid pharmaceutical formulations. In this method …

The World Health Organization suggests that approximately 10% of medicines worldwide
are either falsified or substandard with higher figures in low and middle income countries …

In this article, five hundred and thirteen cocaine seizures of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
(Brazil) were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) in the fingerprint …

Abstract Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors–among which sildenafil citrate (SC)–
play a primary role in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Yet, SC can be only …

Counterfeit medicines pose a huge threat to public health worldwide. High amounts of
counterfeit pharmaceuticals enter the European market and therefore detection of these …

The understanding of materials and processes is a requirement when it comes to build
quality into pharmaceutical products. This can be achieved through the development of …

The present paper has the main goal of bringing together experts from NMR and forensic
sciences around a common matter: the development of forensic NMR. To do that, NMR …

The use of chemicals is often related to suicide attempts and acute poisoning, which account
for a significant number of hospital admissions. The differential diagnosis of patients …