Evaluation of fingermark detection sequences on paper substrates

Forensic Science International

Volumn 236, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-37

  Marriott, Callie ^a   Lee, Rebecca ^b   Wilkes, Zachary ^b   Comber, Bruce ^c   Spindler, Xanthe ^b   Roux, Claude ^b   Lennard, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Australian Federal Police   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,2 Indanedione; 1,8 Diazafluoren 9 one; Fingerprints; Nile red; Ninhydrin; Physical developer; Porous surfaces

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; NINHYDRIN; REAGENT; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; DONOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINGERMARK DETECTION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PAPER; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; QUALITY CONTROL; STAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

1,2-INDANEDIONE; 1,8-DIAZAFLUOREN-9-ONE; FINGERPRINTS; NILE RED; NINHYDRIN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPER; POROUS SURFACES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLORIDES; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; NINHYDRIN; PAPER; POROSITY; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84892867509     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.12.028     Document Type: Article

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