Ninhydrin thiohemiketals: Basic research towards improved fingermark detection techniques employing nano-technology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Almog, Joseph ^a   Glasner, Hagai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fingermarks; Forensic science; Hemiketals; Indanedione; Isononyl ninhydrin; Ninhydrin; Thiohemiketals

Indexed keywords

1,2-INDANEDIONE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; INDAN 1,2 DIONE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; NINHYDRIN; THIOL REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NINHYDRIN; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS;

EID: 74249100830     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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