Drugs of abuse detection in saliva based on actuated optical method

Jie Shao; Zhenyu Li; Hong Jiang; Wenlong Wang; Yixuan Wu

doi:10.1117/12.2072976

3 December 2014 Drugs of abuse detection in saliva based on actuated optical method

Jie Shao, Zhenyu Li, Hong Jiang, Wenlong Wang, Yixuan Wu

Proceedings Volume 9297, International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014: Laser and Optical Measurement Technology; and Fiber Optic Sensors; 92971K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2072976
Event: International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

There has been a considerable increase in the abuse of drugs during the past decade. Combing drug use with driving is very dangerous. More than 11% of drivers in a roadside survey tested positive for drugs, while 18% of drivers killed in accidents tested positive for drugs as reported in USA, 2007. Toward developing a rapid drug screening device, we use saliva as the sample, and combining the traditional immunoassays method with optical magnetic technology. There were several methods for magnetic nanoparticles detection, such as magnetic coils, SQUID, microscopic imaging, and Hall sensors. All of these methods were not suitable for our demands. By developing a novel optical scheme, we demonstrate high-sensitivity detection in saliva. Drugs of abuse are detected at sub-nano gram per milliliter levels in less than 120 seconds. Evanescent wave principle has been applied to sensitively monitor the presence of magnetic nanoparticles on the binding surface. Like the total internal reflection fluorescence microscope (TIRFM), evanescent optical field is generated at the plastic/fluid interface, which decays exponentially and penetrates into the fluid by only a sub-wavelength distance. By disturbance total internal reflection with magnetic nanoparticles, the optical intensity would be influenced. We then detected optical output by imaging the sensor surface onto a CCD camera. We tested four drugs tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), methamphetamine (MAMP), ketamine (KET), morphine (OPI), using this technology. 100 ng mL-1 sensitivity was achieved, and obvious evidence showed that this results could be improved in further researches.

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Jie Shao, Zhenyu Li, Hong Jiang, Wenlong Wang, and Yixuan Wu "Drugs of abuse detection in saliva based on actuated optical method", Proc. SPIE 9297, International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014: Laser and Optical Measurement Technology; and Fiber Optic Sensors, 92971K (3 December 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2072976

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