Visualisation of fingermarks and grab impressions on dark fabrics using silver vacuum metal deposition

Science and Justice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-314

  Knighting, Susan ^a   Fraser, Joanna ^a   Sturrock, Keith ^a   Deacon, Paul ^b   Bleay, Stephen ^c   Bremner, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Police Services Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSDB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fabrics; Fingermarks; Silver; Vacuum metal deposition

Indexed keywords

GOLD; POLYESTER; SILVER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COTTON; DARKNESS; EVAPORATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM; VACUUM METAL DEPOSITION;

FABRICS; FINGERMARKS; SILVER; VACUUM METAL DEPOSITION;

COLOR; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SILVER; TEXTILES; VACUUM;

EID: 84881542928     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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