NQR sensitive embedded signatures for authenticating additively manufactured objects

Masna, Naren Vikram Raj; Huan, Junjun; Mandal, Soumyajit; Bhunia, Swarup

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-91531-6

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“…In their most recent publication, the authors propose the novel concept of material biometrics, in which the intrinsic chemical properties of structural materials are used to generate unique identifiers to authenticate products individually. Automatic recognition of the unique characteristics of an object can provide a powerful solution to verify its authenticity and security (Masna et al, 2021).…”

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“…His most cited publication delves into the problem of counterfeiting programmable vehicle Software modules and the drawbacks it could pose as it could hijack the brakes and steering of the car (Tehranipoor et al, 2017). In their most recent publication, the authors propose the novel concept of istics of an object can provide a powerful solution to verify its authenticity and security (Masna et al, 2021).…”

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A world of counterfeits: Knowledge to decide

Marín‐Palacios,

Botey‐Fullat,

Márquez

2024

J of Consumer Behaviour

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Counterfeiting has become a major social problem because of the consequences for consumers, businesses and governments. The objective is to describe the current state of counterfeiting research, define the main thematic areas, identify gaps and highlight key findings. A bibliometric analysis of the growing number of publications addressing the counterfeiting problem in the existing literature is conducted. The articles are taken from a search of the Scopus database. After excluding some scientific‐technological subareas, 1984 papers are analyzed, to which 23 outstanding papers were added at a later stage. In more recent years, most of the articles focus on the development of technologies. Four conceptual areas have been identified: technological development, social behavior, economic aspects and legal aspects. The latter two are the least studied. Also identified in the social area are two topics of interest that have been little addressed, namely, the effect of prior purchase experience and the development of theories describing consumer behavior towards counterfeits. The value derived from this research is the identification of new lines of research with the economic and legal area, it would be of interest to initiate a research program that studies what proportion of counterfeits are sanctioned, to which interest group the sanction is directed and if the sanction is proportional to the damage caused to society and the company. In addition, with regard to the study of counterfeit consumer behaviour, its development can provide information to guide the definition of public awareness strategies and help to adapt companies' marketing campaigns.

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A world of counterfeits: Knowledge to decide

Marín‐Palacios,

Botey‐Fullat,

Márquez

2024

J of Consumer Behaviour

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“…Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy has come to the forefront to alleviate several global supply chain security issues. For example, it has already proven effective in authenticating medicines and tracing food products through the supply chain [3]- [5]. NQR spectroscopy requires minimal sample preparation and is a noninvasive and nondestructive analysis technique, thus making it promising for detecting drugs in opaque packages at any point in the shipment process and eventually reducing the circulation of illegal substances in mail packaging.…”

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Non-invasive Authentication of Mail Packages using Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy

Horace-Herron

Masna

Dehghanzadeh

et al. 2022

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The international postal network is one of the most widely used methods for correspondence throughout the world. Most postal traffic across the globe consists of legitimate interpersonal, business-consumer, and business-business communications. However, the global postal system is also utilized for criminal activity. In particular, it is often utilized to ship and distribute contraband, including illegal psychoactive drugs such as fentanyl and heroin, to consumers. Existing technological solutions are capable of identifying synthetic opioids and other illegal drugs within packages, but are accompanied by several disadvantages that make them unsuitable for large-scale authentication of international mail traffic. This paper presents a novel method for non-invasive authentication of mail packages that overcomes these challenges. The approach uses nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy to detect and quantify the presence of known active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) within the package. It has been experimentally demonstrated using a benchtop prototype. Test results from a variety of package types demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed authentication approach.

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“…Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy has come to the forefront to alleviate several global supply chain security issues. For example, it has already proven effective in authenticating medicines and tracing food products through the supply chain [3][4][5] . NQR spectroscopy requires minimal sample preparation and is a noninvasive and nondestructive analysis technique, thus making it promising for detecting drugs in opaque packages at any point in the shipment process and eventually reducing the circulation of illegal substances in mail packaging.…”

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Non-invasive authentication of mail packages using nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy

Horace-Herron

Masna

Dehghanzadeh

et al. 2023

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The international postal network is one of the most widely used methods for correspondence throughout the world. Most postal traffic across the globe consists of legitimate interpersonal, business-consumer, and business-business communications. However, the global postal system is also utilized for criminal activity. In particular, it is often utilized to ship and distribute contraband, including illegal psychoactive drugs such as fentanyl and heroin, to consumers. Existing technological solutions are capable of identifying synthetic opioids and other illegal drugs within packages, but are accompanied by several disadvantages that make them unsuitable for large-scale authentication of international mail traffic. This paper presents a novel method for non-invasive authentication of mail packages that overcomes these challenges. The approach uses nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy to detect and quantify the presence of known active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) within the package. It has been experimentally demonstrated using a bench top prototype. Test results from a variety of package types demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed authentication approach.

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NQR sensitive embedded signatures for authenticating additively manufactured objects

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

A world of counterfeits: Knowledge to decide

A world of counterfeits: Knowledge to decide

Non-invasive Authentication of Mail Packages using Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy

Non-invasive authentication of mail packages using nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy

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