Fully Automated Online Sample Preparation and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Oral Fluids

Automating Sample Preparation for LCMS with Shimadzu’s CLAM-2000 SERIES Conventional LCMS sample pretreatment for forensic samples, such as blood, urine, tissues, and oral fluid, typically involves a manual or semi-automatic process that can take many hours. These methods are time-consuming,…

FP 221 Multi-Target Screening and Quantitation of 24 Drugs in Blood, Serum and Urine Using Automated Sample Preparation Coupled Directly to LC-MS/MS Xiaomeng (Kate) Xia, Sarah Olive, M. Nazim Boutaghou, Rachel A. Lieberman Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, 7102 Riverwood Dr., Columbia,…

[ APPLICATION NOTEBOOK ] Forensic Toxicology Application Notebook BATTLING THE PROLIFERATION OF DRUGS IS NOT EASY. IDENTIFYING THEM CAN BE. FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY PHARMACEUTICAL As new forms of “designer” drugs threaten public safety, there is an immediate need for advanced ways…

Comparison of Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Oral Fluids Samantha Herbick, Jared Burkhart; Restek Corporation Bellefonte, PA Introduction Sample Preparation Effects of Sample Clean-Up Cont. Drug testing in biological matrices is an important part…