Analysis of black writing ink by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Williams, Mary R ^a   Moody, Chris ^a   Arceneaux, Lei Ann ^a   Rinke, Caitlin ^a   White, Katie ^a   Sigman, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospray; Ink analysis; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DYE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; HEXYLENE GLYCOL; INK; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; POVIDONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TRIETHANOLAMINE; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 69549116122     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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