The effect of relative humidity on the effectiveness of the cyanoacrylate fuming process for fingermark development and on the microstructure of the developed marks

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 130-142

  Paine, M ^a   Bandey, H L ^b   Bleay, S M ^b   Willson, H ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanoacrylate fuming; Fingermark; Humidity; Microstructure; Polycyanoacrylate; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FUMING; HUMIDITY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80052310643     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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