Review Article

Recent Developments in Sweat Analysis and Its Applications

Table 1

Some approaches for separation and detection-determination of drugs of abuse in sweat.

NumberAnalytical approachExamples of some analyzed drugsLimit of quantification
(ng per patch)
References

1GC-MS (electron ionization)Cocaine, codeine, 6-acetylcodeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, and heroin5–10[8]
2GC-MS (electron ionization)Cocaine, codeine, 6-acetylcodeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, and heroin5[13]
GC-MS (electron ionization)Methadone50[14]
3GC-MS (electron ionization)Cocaine, codeine, 6-acetylcodeine, morphine, and heroin50[15]
4GC-MS (electron ionization)Codeine, morphine, and 6-acetylmorphine2.5[16]
5GC-MS (electron ionization)Cocaine and heroinNot mentioned[17]
6GC-MS (electron ionization)Cocaine, codeine, morphine, and 6-acetylmorphine2.5[18]
7ELISA and GC-MS (electron ionization)Codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, and heroin3–5[10]
8LC-MS-MS (electrospray ionization)Fentanyl0.09[19]