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Low-cost Portable Raman Instrument, a Tool toward Counterfeit Medication Identification

Author(s) -

JeanPascal Bourgeois,

Olivier Vorlet

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

chimia international journal for chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387

H-Index - 55

eISSN - 2673-2424

pISSN - 0009-4293

DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2018.905

Subject(s) - counterfeit , counterfeit drugs , raman spectroscopy , identification (biology) , electronics , acetaminophen , computer science , nanotechnology , materials science , medicine , pharmacology , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , optics , botany , political science , law , biology

We have successfully built a low-cost (under 500 CHF) portable Raman spectrometer based on scavenged, consumer electronics. The instrument prototype is designed as a tool to help identify counterfeit medication in low-income countries. As a proof of concept, we confirmed the presence of acetaminophen, a type of analgesic, in over-the-counter drugs from around the world.

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