Methylamine pretreatment of dry latent fingermarks on polyethylene for enhanced detection by cyanoacrylate fuming

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-222

  McLaren, Carolyn ^a   Lennard, Chris ^a   Stoilovic, Milutin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Forensic and Data Centres   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CYANOACRYLATE; METHYLAMINE; POLYETHYLENE; RHODAMINE 6G; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOACRYLATE FUMING; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FUME; HUMAN; MALE; MOISTURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLYMERIZATION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79953668774     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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