Thin-layer chromatography of writing inks - Quality control considerations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 874-877

  Lewis, Jane A ^a,b  

^a Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

forensic science; ink chemistry; quality control; questioned documents; thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

INK;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WRITING;

EID: 0029844045     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14015j     Document Type: Article

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