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.
Table of Contents
1. General Introduction to nanotechnology based sensors2. Classical materials for sensors
3. Chemical interactive behaviors of drugs
4. Drug detection methods
5. Design, and fabrication strategies of drug sensors
6. Characterization of various sensors
7. Electrochemical detection of illicit drugs
8. Colorimetric sensors for illicit drugs detection
9. Fluorescence based sensors for detection of illicit drugs
10. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detection of illicit drugs
11. Chromatography for detection of illicit drugs
12. Devices for detection of illicit drugs
13. Rapid detection of illicit drugs in saliva
14. Advantages of point-of-care detections
15. Commercially adoptable Nanotechnology platform for illicit drug sensing
Authors
Sayan Ganguly Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waterloo, Canada. Sayan Ganguly is a researcher at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, polymer-graphene nanocomposites, MXene-polymer systems, 3D printing, polymer composites for EMI shielding, and conducting polymer composites. Poushali Das Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McMaster University, Canada.Poushali Das is a senior postdoctoral research fellow at McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering, Hamilton, Canada. Her research interests include multifunctional luminescent quantum dots and their applications in sensors, antioxidant properties, and the biomedical field, polymer-quantum dot nanocomposites, MXene-polymer nanocomposites, and sonochemical synthesis of nanocomposites.
Amin Reza Rajabzadeh Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh is an Associate Professor and former Chair of the Biotechnology Program at the School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Rajabzadeh specializes in the field of biochemical engineering with a focus on biosensors, bioseparation and purification, bioprocess monitoring and control, bioreactor design, and environmental engineering. Dr. Rajabzadeh is a Professional Engineer of Ontario and is a member of the Canadian Engineering Education Association and the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Rajab Zadeh was a MacPherson Leadership in Teaching and Learning (LTL) Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Seshasai Srinivasan Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan is an Associate Professor in McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering. Prior to this, he has held a Research Scientist and a part-time instructor position in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of Ryerson University, a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich) in Switzerland and a Research Associate position in the Engine Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
