Evaluation of the dimethylaminocinnemaldehyde contact transfer process and its application to fingerprint development on thermal papers

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-568

  Lee, Jodie L ^a   Bleay, Stephen M ^b   Sears, Vaughn G ^b   Mehmet, Sinem ^b   Croxton, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSDB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; DIMETHYLAMINOCINNEMALDEHYDE; NINHYDRIN; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FUME; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; THERMAL PAPER;

EID: 70350192264     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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