Lifting Bloody Footwear Impressions Using Alginate Casts Followed by Chemical Enhancement

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 782-788

  Wiesner, Sarena ^a   Izraeli, Elad ^a   Shor, Yaron ^a   Domb, Avi ^b  

^a Toolmarks and Materials Laboratory   (Israel)

^b Div Identification Forensic Sci   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alginate; Amido black; Blood reagents; Footwear impression; Forensic science; LCV; Shoeprint

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AMIDO BLACK; COLORING AGENT; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SHOE;

ALGINATES; AMIDO BLACK; BLOOD STAINS; COLORING AGENTS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; SHOES;

EID: 84876719337     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12116     Document Type: Article

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