title: The compatibility of fingerprint visualization techniques with immunolabeling.
abstract: The chemical composition of a fingermark potentially holds a wealth of information about the fingermark donor, which can be extracted by immunolabeling. Immunolabeling can be used to detect specific components in fingermarks; however, to be applicable in the forensic field, it should be compatible with commonly used fingerprint visualization techniques. In this study, the compatibility of immunolabeling with two different fingerprint visualization techniques, magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, was investigated on fingermarks deposited on glass and on nitrocellulose membranes. With dermcidin as antigen of interest, immunolabeling was performed successfully on all developed fingermarks. We can conclude that immunolabeling is compatible with magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, which can be of great forensic value.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Annemieke.vandam@gmail.com
authors.forename: Annemieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Dam
authors.forename: Maurice C G
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Aalders
authors.forename: Ton G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: Saskia A G
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003101:Collodion; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D008297:Male; D009555:Ninhydrin; D062345:Nuclear Microscopy; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D010781:Photography; D011208:Powders; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010455:Peptides; D011208:Powders; C442243:dermcidin; D003101:Collodion; D009555:Ninhydrin
keywords: antibodies; dermcidin; fingerprint visualization techniques; forensic science; immunolabeling techniques; latent fingermarks; ninhydrin; powdering; specific detection