Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 1, owae001(2024)
How new nanotechnologies are changing the opioid analysis scenery? A comparison with classical analytical methods
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Muhammad Usman, Yawar Baig, Donatella Nardiello, Maurizio Quinto. How new nanotechnologies are changing the opioid analysis scenery? A comparison with classical analytical methods[J]. Forensic Sciences Research, 2024, 9(1): owae001
Category: Research Articles
Received: Jun. 22, 2023
Accepted: Jan. 2, 2024
Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025
The Author Email: Maurizio Quinto (maurizio.quinto@unifg.it)