45 citations,
June 2008 in “Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis” The method effectively identifies banned substances in hair loss and skin disease cosmetics.
4 citations,
February 2022 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis” The conclusion is that a new method can measure caffeine and drugs in hair, finding caffeine abusers have 70 times more caffeine than normal, with a proposed cut-off value for abuse.
5 citations,
January 2014 in “Asian Journal of Chemistry” Researchers developed a quick and reliable method to test for betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriol in ointments and drugs.
12 citations,
April 2016 in “Chinese Medicine” The research identified 12 antioxidant compounds in Polygonum multiflorum roots, suggesting these as quality markers for the plant's processed roots.
4 citations,
December 2018 in “Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering” A new method accurately measures amino acids in treated hair, showing bleaching reduces amino acids while protein treatments increase them.