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The Detection of Biomarkers and Cocaine in Fingernails Using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

ByMegan Wilson,Jason Birkett,Iftikhar Khan,Ismail Abbas,Leung Tang,Dhiya Al-Jumeily,Sulaf Assi

August 1st 2023

ATR-FT-IR spectroscopy can provide rapid and portable measurements in forensic applications, demonstrating its ability to rapidly detect biomarkers and the presence of cocaine in fingernails.

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Using Handheld Raman Spectroscopy Equipped with Orbital Raster Technology for Field Detection of Cocaine and its Impurities in Fingernails

ByMegan Wilson,Dhiya Al-Jumeily,Jason Birkett,Iftikhar Khan,Ismail Abbas,Sulaf Assi

November 1st 2022

The results of this study showed that orbital raster scanning (ORS) technology, which ensured a greater interrogation area, also resolved issues of conventional Raman spectroscopy, such as low spectrum intensity and resolution.

Jason Birkett

Articles by Jason Birkett

The Detection of Biomarkers and Cocaine in Fingernails Using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Using Handheld Raman Spectroscopy Equipped with Orbital Raster Technology for Field Detection of Cocaine and its Impurities in Fingernails

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