Accession Number:

AD1065041

Title:

Rapid Detection of Drugs and Explosives for Forensic Analysis

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Final Report]

Corporate Author:

ECBC

Personal Author(s):

• Meinhart, Carl D.
• Moskovits, Martin
• Fountain, Augustus W. III
• Kline, Neal D.

Report Date:

2018-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

48

Abstract:

We developed an approach based upon microfluidics and SERS that can detect drugs of abuse and explosives, as well as other molecules of interest for forensic analysis at ultra-low concentrations and with measurement times of a few minutes. The resulting approach will be applicable to field-portable and handheld surface-enhanced Raman instruments.

Descriptors:

• metallic nanoparticles
• chemistry
• chemical synthesis
• drug abuse
• surface plasmon resonance
• liquid chromatography
• materials science
• materials processing
• chemical analysis
• materials laboratories
• fluid flow
• spectroscopy
• fungi
• mass spectrometry
• materials
• nanotechnology
• raman spectroscopy
• spectra
• detection
• measurement

Subject Categories:

• Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors
• Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]