Development and Validation of a Gradient-HPLC-PDAD Method for the Identification of Ballpoint Pen Ink Components: Study of Their Decomposition on Aging for Forensic Science Applications

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-235

  Samanidou, V F ^a   Nikolaidou, K I ^a   Papadoyannis, I N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ballpoint pens; Document examination; Forensic science; HPLC; Ink analysis; Ink dating; PDAD

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; INK; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DIODE ARRAY DETECTORS; REVERSE PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUDI CHROMATOGRAPHY (RP-HPLC);

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DYE; FUCHSINE; INK; METHANOL; SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; WATER;

AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DOCUMENTATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STANDARD; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WRITING;

VICTORIA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 1542287983     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JLC-120027097     Document Type: Article

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