The ninhydrin process in supercritical carbon dioxide

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-489

  Hewlett, Dudley F ^a   Winfield, Philip G R ^a   Clifford, A A ^b  

^a Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; fingerprints; forensic science; latent fingerprints; ninhydrin; supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

1,1,2 TRICHLORO 1,2,2 TRIFLUOROETHANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; NINHYDRIN;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DISSOLUTION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SOLVATION;

EID: 0029884110     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13940j     Document Type: Article

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