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Voltammetric drug testing makes sense at the border

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The European BorderSens project leverages voltammetric sensors, developed with end-users’ input, to rapidly and accurately detect illicit drugs. By embracing practicalities and validation, this technology has the potential to combat the illicit drug problem.

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Fig. 1: BorderSens development workflow.
Fig. 2: BorderSens single sensor.

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Acknowledgements

We wish to acknowledge the entire BorderSens consortium. The authors acknowledge the support of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 833787, BorderSens.

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    Robin Van Echelpoel & Karolien De Wael

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    Robin Van Echelpoel & Karolien De Wael

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Van Echelpoel, R., De Wael, K. Voltammetric drug testing makes sense at the border. Nat Rev Chem 8, 79–81 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-023-00571-1

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