Detection of fingermarks by colloidal gold (MMD/SMD) - beyond the pH 3 limit

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 39-49

  Becue, Andy ^a   Scoundrianos, Aurèle ^a   Moret, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid; Colloidal solution; Fingermark detection; Gold nanoparticle; Multimetal deposition; Single metal deposition

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CITRATE SODIUM; COLLOIDAL GOLD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; IMMERSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONITORING; MULTIMETAL DEPOSITION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE METAL DEPOSITION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84861570166     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.024     Document Type: Article

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