Development of Latent Fingerprints on Thermal Paper by the Controlled Application of Heat

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 767-771

  Bond, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Forensic science; Heating; Latent fingerprint; Light source; Protic solvent; Thermal paper

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; COLORING AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; METHANOL; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PAPER; TEMPERATURE;

2-PROPANOL; ACETATES; ACETIC ACID; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATOGLYPHICS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LIGHT; MALE; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; PAPER; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; WATER;

EID: 84876701572     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12132     Document Type: Article

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