Detect Narcotics Automatically with a Smartphone
Detection Platform and Method for Detecting Abused Drugs
Tags: National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Science & Exploration, Security & First Responders
The technology developed uses five different types of nanomaterials to fabricate an array system for sensing of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, and synthetic cathinone. A mobile phone is used to take the array images, which are then sent to a deep-learning artificial workstation with a convolutional neural network for identification of the abused drugs automatically. The sensing mechanism of the array system is based on the abused drugs induced fluorescence quenching or enhancement of the nanomaterials.
IP Type or Form Factor: Patent Granted; Process & Method; Platform
TRL: Not specified
Industry or Tech Area: Nanotechnology; Law Enforcement & First Responders
