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May 3, 2024

Nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, nanotechnology

A research team at the University of Pittsburgh led by Alexander Star, a chemistry professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has developed a fentanyl sensor that is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than any electrochemical sensor for the drug reported in the past five years. The portable sensor can also tell the difference between fentanyl and other opioids.

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