The detection and enhancement of latent fingermarks using infrared chemical imaging

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-72

  Tahtouh, Mark ^a   Kalman, John R ^a   Roux, Claude ^a   Lennard, Chris ^b   Reedy, Brian J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical imaging; Cyanoacrylate; Fingerprints; Forensic science; FTIR; Hyperspectral imaging; Infrared

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETHYL CYANOACRYLATE; GLASS; GLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 11844253907     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004213     Document Type: Article

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