Analytical methods for dating modern writing instrument inks on paper

Forensic Science International

Volumn 197, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Ezcurra, Magdalena ^a   Góngora, Juan M G ^a   Maguregui, Itxaso ^a   Alonso, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Ball point pen; Dating; Document examination; Forensic science; Gel ink pen; Ink; Questioned documents; Relative age; Roller ball pen

Indexed keywords

INK; RESIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONOLOGY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EVOLUTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WRITING;

EID: 77950299867     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.013     Document Type: Review

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