Sensors for dope tests in sports

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

8-28-2020

Abstract

Doping is a confidential activity that is done by athletes to improve their performance in competitive sports using illicit drugs. This activity degrades the moral values of sports, destroys the image of sports, and leads to severe health issues. Blood doping and gene doping are the methods used by the athletes, followed by doping with different illicit drug substance such as AAS, stimulants, erythropoietin, growth hormone, and diuretics, and all of which are prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). As doping is a global problem, WADA has focused its efforts to detect illicit drugs, and the detection was generally done through conventional techniques like GC-MS and LC-MS. These techniques are good in their selectivity and stability. However, due to their high cost and time consumption, there arose a method of using sensors for prohibited drugs that overcome the limitations. Sensors are device used to detect the events and changes in environment by receiving a physical quantity and convert it into suitable signals for analysis. Mainly used biosensors for the detection of illicit drugs are electrochemical sensors such as potentiometry, amperometry, voltammetry, and impedimetric sensors and surface plasma resonance and colorimetric sensors. When these are combined with high affinity biomolecules, they provide sensitive and selective detection of the samples. Through the development of such sensors, it is possible for a rapid easy and efficient analysis of illicit drugs and thereby ensure continuous monitoring and prevention of doping in the field of sports.

Identifier

85119031376 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9783527347629, 9783527827695]

Publication Title

Technology in Forensic Science Sampling Analysis Data and Regulations

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527827688.ch13

First Page

259

Last Page

278

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