Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood on fabric - Part 2: Peroxidase reagents

Science and Justice

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 110-121

  Farrugia, Kevin J ^a   Savage, Kathleen A ^a   Bandey, Helen ^b   Ciuksza, Tomasz ^b   Nic Daéid, Niamh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Fabric; Footwear impressions; Peroxidase reagents

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; FLUORESCEIN; LUMINOL; MALACHITE GREEN; PEROXIDASE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLOTHING; CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; SHOE;

BLOOD STAINS; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINOL; ROSANILINE DYES; SHOES; TEXTILES;

EID: 80052263620     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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