Nanotechnology-Based Sensing Platforms for Illicit Drugs

Sayan Ganguly, Poushali Das, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh, Seshasai Srinivasan

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443237416
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Nanotechnology-Based Sensing Platforms for Illicit Drugs reviews different types of sensors that detect illicit drugs, with a special focus on the advantages provided by incorporating nanotechnology in their design. The book starts with the fundamentals, classification, progress, the current state of research on nanotechnology-based sensors, and an overview of materials commonly used. Subsequent chapters focus on the chemical interactive behaviors of drugs and their detection methods. It includes a thorough discussion on the design, fabrication, and characterization of sensors for illicit drug detection. Final sections provide an overall outlook on recent technological advances in drug detection devices and future research.This book is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and professionals interested in biosensors, nanotechnology, and their applications in illicit drug detection. - Reviews cutting-edge research in the fabrication, characterization, properties, and application of sensors for illicit drugs - Presents a wide range of applications for nanomaterials in sensor-based technologies - Highlights sensing mechanisms and their behavior against different molecules

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1. General introduction to nanotechnology-based sensors
• Chapter 2. Classical materials for sensors
• Chapter 3. Chemical interactive behaviors of drugs
• Chapter 4. Drug detection methods
• Chapter 5. Design and fabrication strategies for drugs and biological sensors
• Chapter 6. Characterization of various sensors
• Chapter 7. Electrochemical detection of illicit drugs
• Chapter 8. Colorimetric sensors for illicit drug detection
• Chapter 9. Fluorescence-based sensors for detection of illicit drugs
• Chapter 10. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detection of illicit drugs
• Chapter 11. Chromatography for detection of illicit drugs
• Chapter 12. Devices used in the detection of illicit drugs
• Chapter 13. Rapid detection of illicit drugs in saliva
• Chapter 14. Advantages of point-of-care detections
• Chapter 15. Commercially adoptable nanotechnology platform for illicit drug sensing
• Chapter 16. Challenges and future perspective of illicit drug sensors and strategies
• Index