Fast detection and identification of counterfeit antimalarial tablets by Raman spectroscopy

• Main Authors: Marleen De Veij, Peter Vandenabeele, Krystyn Alter Hall, Facundo M. Fernandez, Michael D. Green, Nicholas J. White, Arjen M. Dondorp, Paul N. Newton, Luc Moens
• Other Authors: Universiteit Gent
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24374
• Institution: Mahidol University

During the last decade there has been an apparent increase in the prevalence of counterfeit medicines in developing as well as developed countries. The pivotal antimalarial artesunate has been counterfeited on a large scale in SE Asia. In this work, the possibilities of Raman spectroscopy are explor...