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Determination of drugs of abuse in oral fluid using dried oral fluid spot assisted by 24-well plate and LC-MS/MS.

Gabriela Ramos Borges, Bruno Pereira Dos Santos, Giovanna Cristiano de Gouveia, Carolina Silveira Dalanhol, Juliana Nichterwitz Scherer, Sarah Eller, Tiago Franco de Oliveira

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Review in Bioanalysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Interpol review of forensic drug chemistry, 2022-2025.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gabriela Ramos BorgesGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9225-2410
Bruno Pereira Dos SantosGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7624-5966
Giovanna Cristiano de GouveiaGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0250-9199
Carolina Silveira DalanholGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Juliana Nichterwitz SchererPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9235-0416
Sarah EllerGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2200-6959
Tiago Franco de OliveiraGraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2594-8415

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral fluid has proven to be an excellent matrix for drug testing. Several analytical techniques are available, including the use of dried spots, which have gained increasing recognition in recent years. In this study, a new method was developed and validated using dried oral fluid spot (DOFS) assisted by a 24-well plate for the simultaneous determination of thirteen drugs of abuse and metabolites in oral fluid by LC - MS/MS.

methodsSamples were collected by expectoration and diluted with water. A 100 μL aliquot of sample was applied onto the spot, dried for 60 min, and extracted with 250 μL of acetonitrile:methanol (3:1). The method was validated according to the ANSI/ASB Standard 036 guideline, and 86 oral fluid samples were analyzed.

resultsThe limits of quantification ranged from 1 to 5 ng/mL, and all calibration curves were linear. Precisions ranged from 2.0 to 13.0% and Bias fluctuated from -19.7 to 9.6%. Ionization suppression or enhancement was noted at -16.2 to 16.6%. Among the analyzed samples, 86% tested positive for at least one substance.

conclusionsThe findings confirm that the proposed method was successfully validated, providing a new bioanalytical approach for the detection of drugs of abuse in oral fluid.

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Illicit DrugsSalivaSubstance Abuse DetectionTandem Mass SpectrometryChromatography, LiquidHumansLimit of DetectionLiquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryIllicit Drugscocainedried oral fluid spotsdrug testingLC–MS/MSOral fluidstimulants

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PMID40401753
PMCPMC12118403

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