Evaluation of Four Fingerprint Development Methods for Touch Chemistry Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 611-618

  Kaplan Sandquist, Kimberly A ^a   Lebeau, Marc A ^a   Miller, Mark L ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical imaging; Drugs; Explosives; Fingerprint powder; Forensic science; Latent fingerprint; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928769545     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12718     Document Type: Article

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