Metal-containing nanoparticles and nano-structured particles in fingermark detection.
This article reviews the application of metal-containing nanoparticles and nano-structured particles to fingermark detection. This area of research is attracting significant interest as advances in nanoscience are being incorporated into the field of forensic fingermark detection. Although more research is needed before some of the techniques presented can be implemented in routine casework, nanotechnology is likely to play a major role in the future to deliver more selective and more sensitive ways to detect and enhance fingermarks.
Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
Mi Jung
MJ
Choi
Andrew M
AM
McDonagh
Philip
P
Maynard
Claude
C
Roux
D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053758:Nanoparticles; D011208:Powders; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry
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