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Energy Dispersive X-ray Tomography for 3D Elemental Mapping of Individual Nanoparticles
Published on: July 5, 2016
Application of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectrometry (EDXRF) in drug-related cases
Motonori Takahashi1, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Minori Nishiguchi
1Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. gengring@hyo-med.ac.jp
Abstract:
We applied here energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectrometry (EDXRF) to two medico-legal autopsy cases of bromvalerylurea ingestion. Rapid elemental analysis using EDXRF identified bromide in blood, urine and stomach contents of victims during autopsy. The present cases indicate that screening with EDXRF, an instrument suitable for non-destructive, rapid elemental analysis, provides useful information for identification of drugs.
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