Abstract
Background: Dried blood spot sampling has been reported for on-site collection of specimens, but measurements are affected by blood hematocrit, and special handling is required, especially for forensic applications. The hemaPEN® blood collection device was developed to produce spots with constant volume. Results: Linearity between 1 and 500ng/ml was shown for cocaine and the metabolites benzoylecgonine and cocaethylene. The assay demonstrated acceptable precision and accuracy, and analytes were stable for 7days when kept inside hemaPEN devices. Accuracy of the assay was affected by hematocrit but was within acceptable limits. Conclusion: Use of the hemaPEN, which retains dried blood within the device, could be advantageous for the quantification of illicit drugs in capillary blood compared with conventional dried blood spot collection.
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