Fentanyl analogue detection methods and kits thereof
AssigneeVeriteque USA Inc.
InventorChristian Loane
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Abstract
A portable detection kit for identifying the presence of narcotic compounds (NCs) includes at least one chemical dye, a catalytic reagent, at least one solvent, and a least one surfactant. The at least one dry chemical dye is configured to undergo physic-chemical interaction with at least one predetermined NC to produce a color visible change. The at least one predetermined NC is selected from the group consisting of fentanyl analogues (FAs) and narcotics containing nitrogen heterocyclic moiety.
Claims16
A portable narcotic-detection kit for detecting a narcotic compound present in a sample, the portable narcotic-detection kit comprising:
- (i) a solid support comprising a dry chemical dye and a dry catalytic reagent wherein the dry catalytic reagent is selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate, sodium tetraborate, calcium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, a salt of an organic acid, an ionic natural surfactant, an ionic synthetic surfactant, a non-ionic natural surfactant, and a non-ionic synthetic surfactant;
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- (ii) an absorbent material comprising a solvent and a surfactant;
- wherein the absorbent material is separate from the solid support within the portable narcotic-detection kit and the dry chemical dye is configured to produce a visible color change by undergoing a physicochemical interaction when exposed to the narcotic compound wherein the narcotic compound is selected from the group consisting of a fentanyl analogue and a narcotic containing a nitrogen heterocyclic moiety.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.