D'Auria et al., Anal. Methods, 2012, Advance Article
From Italy, we have a team of scientists that have developed a biochip device that can detect ephedrine. Sabato D’Auria from the Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, and colleagues designed the chip to combine an immunochemical method with surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy to detect ephedrine at levels as low as 33 ng per mL. Ephedrine is a chemical precursor used to illegally produce amphetamines and therefore a quick and easy method to detect it is important.
A surface plasmon resonance-based biochip to reveal traces of ephedrine
Antonio Varriale, Maria Staiano, Vincenzo M. Marzullo, Maria Strianese, Stefano Di Giovannni, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Alberto Secchi, Massimiliano Dispenza, Anna Maria Fiorello and Sabato D’Auria
Anal. Methods, 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2AY25231G
