Potential application of Raman spectroscopy for determining burial duration of skeletal remains

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 401, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2511-2518

  McLaughlin, Gregory ^a   Lednev, Igor K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Cortical bone; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Raman spectroscopy; Time since death

Indexed keywords

BONE SEGMENTS; BURIAL ENVIRONMENTS; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CORTICAL BONE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PEAK INTEGRATION; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRELIMINARY MODEL; RAMAN BANDS; RAMAN MICROSPECTROSCOPY; SHORT-INTERVAL; SOIL BACTERIUM; TIME SINCE DEATH; TIME-DEPENDENT;

BONE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BURIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 80255136344     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5338-z     Document Type: Article

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