Fast Colorimetric Method for the Detection of Captagon Based on a General Sensor Design Involving Aptamers and Gold Nanoparticles

Illicit drug use represents a worldwide health problem involving about 5% of world's adult population and contributing to crime misery and insecurity. A widely used illicit drug in Iraq in recent years is Captagon, which is second only to methamphetamine. It is also popular in Middle East espec...

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Main Authors: Abbas Alfadly, Ali Abdulwahid, Afrodet Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Nano Biomedicine and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.5101/nbe.v12i2.p124-131