Analysis of condom lubricants for forensic casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 630-642

  Campbell, Gareth P ^a   Gordon, Amanda L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Condom; Forensic science; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Lubricant; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polyethylene glycol; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MACROGOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 34247380718     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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