The Analytical Challenge in the Determination of Cathinones, Key-Players in the Worldwide Phenomenon of Novel Psychoactive Substances

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2018

Autores

Couto, RAS (Autor) Outra; Goncalves, LM (Autor) Outra; Felix Carvalho (Autor) FFUP; Rodrigues, JA (Autor) FCUP; Rodrigues, CMP (Autor) Outra; M. Beatriz Q. Garcia (Autor) FFUP

Revista

Título: Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Vol. 48

Páginas: 372-390

ISSN: 1040-8347

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 26 Citações

Scopus - 33 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Química

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00N-XCP

DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2018.1439724

Abstract (EN): Since the turn of the century, the synthesis, availability, and use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) have been increasingly reported worldwide, being considered a complex global phenomenon. As most NPS are not detected in routine drug screening, extra efforts have been made to develop new analytical methods for the detection of these compounds, with several approaches being successfully applied and reported in the literature. The increased traffic of NPS is often related to the limited capacity for detecting and monitoring these compounds, which makes it essential to explore in detail both conventional and more recent approaches to prospect novel sensing strategies and develop in-the-field sensors that are able to detect NPS in a time-efficient manner, within a wide range of concentrations, and in a variety of sample matrices, such as biological samples, wastewater, powders, crystals, and post-mortem specimens. In this context, this review aims to provide an overview of the state of the art in the identification and analytical detection of cathinones, a considerable group within NPS, as well as a critical discussion of the most frequently described sample preparation techniques.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 19