The effectiveness of 1,2-indandione-zinc formulations and comparison with HFE-based 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one for fingerprint development

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 654-678

  Sears, Vaughn ^a   Batham, Rebecca ^b   Bleay, Stephen ^a  

^a Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 INDANDIONE ZINC; 1,8 DIAZAFLUOREN 9 ONE; FLUORENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 70450280687     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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