Comparative Study of Electrochromic Enhancement of Latent Fingerprints with Existing Development Techniques

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-102

  Beresford, Ann L ^a   Brown, Rachel M ^a   Hillman, A Robert ^a   Bond, John W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Northamptonshire Police   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroactive polymer; Electrochromic; Forensic science; Latent fingerprint; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene); Polyaniline; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; POLY(3,4 ETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLY(3,4-ETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLYANILINE; POLYMER; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DUST; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; POWDER; VOLATILIZATION;

ADULT; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CYANOACRYLATES; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DUST; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERS; POWDERS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINLESS STEEL; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84855347249     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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