Rapid detection of illicit drugs in blood based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Objective To establish a rapid surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS)method for detection of five banned benzodiazepines in blood,including alprazolam,nitrovalam,Temazepam,diazepam and cloazepine.Methods Ethanol was used as extraction agent to extract nitrodiazepam,nitrazepam,diazepam and clonazepam from blood,a mixture of PSA and C18 was added for optimization,and SERS technology was used for detection.Results Experiments showed that nitalprazolam,nitrodiazepam,Temazepam,diazepam and chlorazepine all had corresponding Raman characteristic signal peaks,which could be used as the basis for qualitative discrimination.The detection limits of these benzodiazepines in blood were between 0.5 and 1 μg/mL.Conclusion This method is simple to operate and has a fast analysis speed.It is suitable for the rapid detection of drugs in blood samples.