Abstract
Recently, synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) have emerged as new psychoactive substances (NPS) and have been frequently added to e-liquids, leading to their abuse. In order to detect SCs in e-liquids quickly and accurately, a thermal-assisted carbon fiber ionization mass spectrometry technique has been developed. The introduction of a heat source helps to reduce the matrix effects. The results indicate that the ratio of the slope of the matrix curve (e-liquids matrix) and the standard curve (methanol solution) for SCs analysis is close to 1, indicating a minimized matrix effect of this method. Furthermore, this method exhibits good quantitative ability when applied to real samples. It does not require sample pretreatment and is sensitive enough to directly quantify SCs in e-liquids. Our method is characterized by the ability to achieve rapid and direct quantitative analysis with minimized matrix effects. It provides a rapid and simple method for analyzing SCs in e-liquids.
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