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Cláudia M Rocha

Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

2 papers in the library · 14 citations · publishing 2024

Papers

An innovative approach for selective and robust screening of NBOHs, NBOMes, and LSD in forensic samples using a 3D-Printed electrochemical double cell.

Talanta August 15, 2024 Larissa M A Melo, Lucas V de Faria, Luciano C Arantes et al. 8 citations

A fully 3D-printed electrochemical double cell (3D-EDC) allows selective detection of LSD and two phenethylamine classes (NBOHs and NBOMes) in seized blotter papers. The system can use two working electrodes (boron-doped diamond and 3D-printed graphite) or two pH levels (4.0 and 12.0) with a graphite electrode, enabling fast, robust, and sensitive analysis. The method shows good stability (relative standard deviation <9% for current and <5% for potential), a broad linear range (20-100 and 20-70 μmol L⁻¹), and a low limit of detection (1.0 μmol L⁻¹) for LSD quantification. This provides a practical, cost-effective on-site screening tool for forensic analysis.

Environmentally friendly screen-printed electrodes for the selective detection of 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) in forensic analysis.

Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications November 14, 2024 Anne Alves Macedo, Dilton Martins Pimentel, Larissa Magalhães de Almeida Melo et al. 6 citations

Discarded screen-printed electrodes can be recoated with a graphite and chitosan mixture to create a reusable sensor for detecting the recreational drug 2C-B in oral fluid and seized samples. The sensor, called SPE-Gr/CTS, detects 2C-B electrochemically with a linear range from 0.05 to 7.5 μmol L⁻¹ and a detection limit of 0.015 μmol L⁻¹. Responses are stable across different electrodes, with relative standard deviation below 5.0%. The method is selective for 2C-B even when seventeen other illicit drugs or adulterants are present. Real seized and oral fluid samples were analyzed, and results matched those from LC-MS. The device offers a rapid, portable, and environmentally friendly screening tool for forensic analysis, using only 50 μL of sample.