Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood deposited on fabric - Evaluating the use of alginate casting materials followed by chemical enhancement

Science and Justice

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 200-204

  Farrugia, Kevin J ^a   NicDaéid, Niamh ^a   Savage, Kathleen A ^a   Bandey, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Amino acid; Blood; Fabric; Footwear impressions

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD STAIN; CLOTHING; PLASTER CAST; SHOE; STAINING;

ALGINATES; BLOOD; BLOOD STAINS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GENTIAN VIOLET; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; SHOES; TEXTILES;

EID: 78249242066     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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