Mauro S. Ferreira Santos

Dr. Mauro S. Ferreira Santos

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2021 in Analytical Chemistry
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Nathalia Florencia Barros AzeredoNathalia Florencia Barros Azeredo
Nathalia Florencia Barros Azeredo
MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
JSJuliane R. Sempionatto
Juliane R. Sempionatto
Joseph WangJoseph Wang
Joseph Wang
LALúcio Angnes
Lúcio Angnes

29 June 2021 in Analytical Chemistry
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KZKonstantin Zamuruyev
Konstantin Zamuruyev
MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
MMMaria F. Mora
Maria F. Mora
EKEmily A. Kurfman
Emily A. Kurfman
ANAaron C. Noell
Aaron C. Noell
PWPeter A. Willis
Peter A. Willis

28 August 2018 in Electrophoresis
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MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
TCThiago Gomes Cordeiro
Thiago Gomes Cordeiro
ANAaron C. Noell
Aaron C. Noell
Carlos GarciaCarlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia
MMMaria F. Mora
Maria F. Mora

1 January 2021 in ACS Omega
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WAWilson Akira Ameku
Wilson Akira Ameku
JGJosué Gonçalves
Josué Gonçalves
VAVanessa N. Ataide
Vanessa N. Ataide
MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
Ivano GutzIvano Gutz
Ivano Gutz
Thiago PaixaoThiago Paixao
Thiago Paixao
Cocaine (COC) is one of the most widely consumed illegal drugs around the world. Street COC is commonly adulterated with pharmaceutical compounds that mimic or intensify the COC’s sensory effect. Adulteration is performed to increase the profit of criminal organizations and each one has their own way of doing it. Therefore, determining the composition of seized COC samples (chemical profile) provides evidence for the police to track criminal organization networks and their activity patterns. Using filter paper as a substrate, we developed a multiple detection paper-based analytical device (PAD) that combines colorimetric and electrochemical measurements to discriminate COC samples according to adulterant’s content. A regular graphite lead modified with a gold film made from Au leaf (graphite/Au) to improve electron transfer was used as a working electrode. Silver and Ag/AgCl were used as auxiliary and reference electrodes, respectively. The colorimetric device was patterned using a laser cutter and coupled to the electrochemical device using a double-sided tape, allowing simultaneous analysis to gather more analytical information about COC samples. Graphite/Au was characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopies and electrochemical assays. The simultaneous colorimetric and electrochemical analyses combined to principal component analysis improved the analytical characterization of COC trial samples and provided a fast discrimination based on the assembled database.

1 March 2018 in Talanta
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MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
WAWilson Akira Ameku
Wilson Akira Ameku
Ivano GutzIvano Gutz
Ivano Gutz
Thiago PaixaoThiago Paixao
Thiago Paixao

3 January 2017 in Analytical Chemistry
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MSMauro S. Ferreira Santos
Mauro S. Ferreira Santos
ECEric Tavares da Costa
Eric Tavares da Costa
IGIvano Gebhardt Rolf Gutz
Ivano Gebhardt Rolf Gutz
Carlos GarciaCarlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia