A Photoluminescent Colorimetric Probe of Bovine Serum Albumin-Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters for New Psychoactive Substances: Cathinone Drugs in Seized Street Samples

Screening of illicit drugs for new psychoactive substances—namely cathinone—at crime scenes is in high demand. A dual-emission bovine serum albumin-stabilized gold nanoclusters probe was synthesized and used for quantitation and screening of 4-chloromethcathinone and cathinone an...

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Main Authors: Yao-Te Yen, Ting-Yueh Chen, Chun-Yu Chen, Chi-Lun Chang, San-Chong Chyueh, Huan-Tsung Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/16/3554