Drugs at your fingertips

Polly-Anna Ashford writes about a hot Chemical Science article for Chemistry World

An international team of scientists has developed a new glove-based sensor for detecting cocaine quickly and easily. The device could benefit security staff in ports and airports who need on-the-spot results.

Building the fingertip sensor into a wearable nitrile glove makes it easy to use

You can read the full article in Chemistry World»


Read the original journal article in Chemical Science – it’s open access:
Electrochemical fingerprint of street samples for fast on-site screening of cocaine in seized drug powders
Mats de Jong, Nick Sleegers, Jayoung Kim, Filip Van Durme, Nele Samyn, Joseph Wang and Karolien De Wael 
DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04309C, Edge Article

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