Cadmium sulfide quantum dot/chitosan nanocomposites for latent fingermark detection

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 97-102

  Dilag, Jessirie ^a   Kobus, Hilton ^a   Ellis, Amanda V ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Chitosan; Fingermarks; Forensic science; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHITOSAN; NANOCOMPOSITE; QUANTUM DOT; SODIUM SULFIDE;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXCITATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FREEZE DRYING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SUSPENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 64249106665     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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