The MasSpec Pen collects skin molecules for fast, noninvasive opioid testing with mass spectrometry, offering a breakthrough in drug detection technology.

Now, in Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules from the skin's surface to be screened for opioids with mass spectrometry.

In ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules from the skin’s surface to be screened for opioids with mass spectrometry.

The team’s future studies may explore the impact of skin type, skin cleanliness and extent of drug exposure on the MasSpec Pen detection limits and analysis of opioids.

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