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Investigation of THz Absorptive Signatures in Opioids
- Source :
- Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 61, p 61 (2022), Applied Sciences; Volume 12; Issue 1; Pages: 61
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- We investigate the possibility of sensing opioid drugs, such as fentanyl, by their THz electromagnetic signatures. The methods include both computer modeling and experiments. Molecular dynamics simulations predict that fentanyl should display THz resonances, with several of them occurring below 1.0 THz; the lowest one is at around 0.337 THz (337 GHz). Spectroscopy measurements were conducted on oxycodone, which was used as a surrogate for fentanyl. They display vibrational absorption resonances between ∼1.4 and 1.6 THz.
- Subjects :
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
spectroscopy
Technology
QH301-705.5
Process Chemistry and Technology
Physics
QC1-999
General Engineering
opioids
oxycodone
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
fentanyl
Computer Science Applications
sensing
molecular dynamics modeling
THz
Chemistry
General Materials Science
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
Instrumentation
QD1-999
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20763417
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e86d6e6506b6992a9afaf12141425678