title: A protocol for the forensic analysis of condom and personal lubricants found in sexual assault cases.
abstract: In sexual assault cases, lubricant trace evidence may supplement biological evidence, or may be the primary physical evidence where biological evidence is unavailable. This study considered a total of 50 lubricants from condoms and personal lubricant products available in Australia. Differentiation of the samples was attempted using fluorescence examination, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Eleven of the samples were uniquely identified by the analysis scheme, while the remainder of the samples were separated into nine groups. As a result of this study, a recommended protocol for the detection and analysis of an "unknown" biological swab was produced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Sydney, Australia. philip.maynard@uts.edu.au
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maynard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allwell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royds
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D017280:Condoms / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008153:Lubrication; D008297:Male; D009821:Oils / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D011902:Rape; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D009821:Oils