Combined use of fused silica capillary columns and nitrogen-phosphorus detection for the toxicological analysis of illicit heroin samples.
Capillary GC is applied to the toxicological analysis of illicit heroin samples. The combined use of a permanently deactivated fused silica capillary column, and a nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD), allows the separation and determination of nanogram amounts of underivatised opiates, using a direct injection technique.
D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D003932:Heroin / Q000032:analysis*; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000032:analysis*; D008832:Microchemistry; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D010758:Phosphorus; D003932:Heroin; D009584:Nitrogen