Visualizing fluorescence: Using a homemade fluorescence "microscope" to view latent fingerprints on paper

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1105-1107

  LaFratta, Christopher N ^a   Huh, Sun Phill ^b   Mallillin, Allistair C ^b   Riviello, Peter J ^b   Walt, David R ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; CLIC; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Forensic chemistry; Hands on learning manipulatives; Instrumental methods; Laboratory equipment apparatus; Laboratory instruction; Second year undergraduate; Upper division undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049477275     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100290w     Document Type: Article

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