Sulaf Assi, Ph.D.

Investigating the Quality of Antimalarial Generic Medicines Using Portable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Malaria is a widespread infectious disease that contributes to 435,000 deaths globally.1 Despite its major prevalence in developing countries, it also affects developed countries. Thus, it has been anticipated that 3.4 ... read more
The Evaluation of Dual Laser Handheld Raman Spectroscopy for Identifying Novel Psychoactive Substances
Friday, September 30, 2016
Novel psychoactive substances have been increasing over the last decade with more than 450 derivatives available on the market. The issue with novel psychoactive substances is much more complicated than their effects/side ... read more
Identification of Legal Highs using Handheld Raman Spectroscopy
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Raman spectroscopy has emerged as a rapid and powerful tool for critical applications in forensic science. The advantage of Raman spectroscopy is that the Raman signal is often selective to pharmacologically active drug ... read more
Laboratory Versus Handheld Instruments: What You Gain and What You Lose
Monday, August 27, 2012
The objective of this work is to compare handheld to laboratory-based Raman instruments for the identification of counterfeit medicines obtained from the world market. More than 200 tablets of proprietary and generic ... read more

Articles by Sulaf Assi, Ph.D.