Chemical differences are observed in children's versus adults' latent fingerprints as a function of time

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-518

  Antoine, Kimone M ^a,b   Mortazavi, Shirin ^b   Miller, Angela D ^c   Miller, Lisa M ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Children; Cholesterol; Cholesteryl esters; Forensic science; Fourier transform infrared microscopy; Free fatty acids; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Latent fingerprints; Squalene; Wax esters

Indexed keywords

ESTER; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEBUM; SKIN; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DERMATOGLYPHICS; ESTERS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; SEBUM; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649243850     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01262.x     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Wargacki SP, Lewis LA, Dadmun MD. Understanding the chemistry of the development of latent fingerprints by superglue fuming. J Forensic Sci 2007 52 (5 1057 1062.
2. Noble D. Vanished into thin air. The search for children's fingerprints. Anal Chem 1995 67 (13 435A 8A.
3. Buchanan MV, Asano K, Bohanon A. Chemical characterization of fingerprints from adults and children. SPIE 1997 2941 : 89 95.
4. Blasdell R. The longevity of latent fingerprints of children vs adults. Policing: Int J Police Strateg Manage 2001 24 (3 363 370.
5. Ramotowski R. Composition of latent print residue. In : Lee HC, Gaensslen RE, editors. Advances in fingerprint technology. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2001 64 95.
6. Asano KG, Bayne CK, Horsman KM, Buchanan MV. Chemical composition of fingerprints for gender determination. J Forensic Sci 2002 47 (4 805 807.
7. Croxton RS, Baron MG, Butler D, Kent T, Sears VG. Development of a GC-MS method for the simultaneous analysis of latent fingerprint components. J Forensic Sci 2006 51 (6 1329 1333.
8. Richmond-Aylor A, Bell S, Callery P, Morris K. Thermal degradation analysis of amino acids in fingerprint residue by pyrolysis GC-MS to develop new latent fingerprint developing reagents. J Forensic Sci 2007 52 (2 380 382.
9. Jones NE, Davies LM, Brennan JS, Bramble SK. Separation of visibly-excited fluorescent components in fingerprint residue by thin-layer chromatography. J Forensic Sci 2000 45 (6 1286 1293.
10. Akiba N, Saitoh N, Kuroki K. Fluorescence spectra and images of latent fingerprints excited with a tunable laser in the ultraviolet region. J Forensic Sci 2007 52 (5 1103 1106.
11. Worley CG, Wiltshire SS, Miller TC, Havrilla GJ, Majidi V. Detection of visible and latent fingerprints using micro-X-ray fluorescence elemental imaging. J Forensic Sci 2006 51 (1 57 63.
12. Ricci C, Phiriyavityopas P, Curum N, Chan KLA, Jickells S, Kazarian SG. Chemical imaging of latent fingerprint residues. Appl Spectrosc 2007 61 (5 514 522.
13. Azizian H, Kramer JKG. A rapid method for the quantification of fatty acids in fats and oils with emphasis on trans fatty acids using Fourier transform near infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIR). Lipids 2005 40 (8 855 867.
14. Hemmila A, McGill J, Ritter D. Fourier transform infrared reflectance spectra of latent fingerprints: a biometric gauge for the age of an individual. J Forensic Sci 2008 53 (2 369 376.
15. Humecki HJ. Practical guide to infrared microscopy. New York, NY : Marcel Dekker, 1995.
16. Williams DK, Schwartz RL, Bartick EG. Analysis of latent fingerprint deposits by infrared microspectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2004 58 (3 313 316.
17. Tahtouh M, Kalman JR, Roux C, Lennard C, Reedy BJ. The detection and enhancement of latent fingermarks using infrared chemical imaging. J Forensic Sci 2005 50 (1 64 72.
18. Crane NJ, Bartick EG, Perlman RS, Huffman S. Infrared spectroscopic imaging for noninvasive detection of latent fingerprints. J Forensic Sc 2007 52 (1 48 53.
19. Grant A, Wilkinson TJ, Holman DR, Martin MC. Identification of recently handled materials by analysis of latent human fingerprints using infrared spectromicroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2005 59 (9 1182 1187.
20. Ricci C, Chan KLA, Kazarian SG. Combining the tape-lift method and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging for forensic applications. Appl Spectrosc 2006 60 (9 1013 1021.
21. Smith KR, Thiboutot DM. Sebaceous gland lipids: friend or foe? J Lipid Res 2008 49 (2 271 281.
22. Victoria Police VFSC. Fingerprint branch training manual, module nine, latent fingerprint composition. Melbourne, Victoria : Victoria Forensic Science Centre, 2002.
23. Sodhi GS, Kaur J. Powder method for detecting latent fingerprints: a review. Forensic Sci Int 2001 120 (3 172 176. (Pubitemid 32680915)
24. Ramasastry P, Downing DT, Pochi PE, Strauss JS. Chemical composition of human skin surface lipids from birth to puberty. J Invest Dermatol 1970 54 (2 139 144.
25. Downing DT, Stewart ME, Strauss JS. Changes in sebum secretion and the sebaceous gland. Dermatol Clin 1986 4 (3 419 423.
26. Stewart ME, Downing DT. Proportions of various straight and branched fatty acid chain types in the sebaceous wax esters of young children. J Invest Dermatol 1985 84 (6 501 503.
27. Stewart ME, Steele WA, Downing DT. Changes in the relative amounts of endogenous and exogenous fatty acids in sebaceous lipids during early adolescence. J Invest Dermatol 1989 92 (3 371 378.
28. Yamamoto A, Serizawa S, Ito M, Sato Y. Effect of aging on sebaceous gland activity and on the fatty-acid composition of wax esters. J Invest Dermatol 1987 89 (5 507 512.
29. Yamamoto A, Serizawa S, Ito M, Sato Y. Fatty acid composition of sebum wax esters and urinary androgen level in normal human individuals. J Dermatol Sci 1990 1 (4 269 276.
30. Downing DT, Strauss JS, Norton LA, Pochi PE, Stewart ME. The time course of lipid formation in human sebaceous glands. J Invest Dermatol 1977 69 (4 407 412.
31. Stewart ME, Downing DT. Unusual cholesterol esters in the sebum of young children. J Invest Dermatol 1990 95 (5 603 606.
32. Archer NE, Charles Y, Elliott JA, Jickells S. Changes in the lipid composition of latent fingerprint residue with time after deposition on a surface. Forensic Sci Int 2005 154 (2-3 224 239.
33. Olsen RD. Chemical dating techniques for latent fingerprints: a preliminary report. The Print 1995 11 (5 1 4.