Raman spectroscopic signature of vaginal fluid and its potential application in forensic body fluid identification

Forensic Science International

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 44-48

  Sikirzhytskaya, Aliaksandra ^a   Sikirzhytski, Vitali ^a   Lednev, Igor K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fluid identification; Forensic science; Principal components; Raman spectroscopy; Statistical analysis; Vaginal fluid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 80155151738     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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