Forensic discrimination of blue ballpoint pen inks based on thin layer chromatography and image analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 179, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 199-205

  Djozan, Djavanshir ^a   Baheri, Tahmineh ^a,b   Karimian, Ghader ^a   Shahidi, Masomeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Research Center of Criminal Police of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Ink analysis; Thin layer chromatography; TLC evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; INK; METHANOL; SILICA GEL; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 47749092361     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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