Advances in fingerprint analysis

Pompi Hazarika, David A. Russell

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    Abstract

    The detection of analytes of forensic importance such as drugs of abuse and explosives from a person's fingerprint together with the ability to identify that person is an important development in forensic science. This Minireview highlights the advances in this area of research, such as the use of nanoparticles, magnetic particles, quantum dots, as well as mass spectrometry, and spectroscopy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3524-3531
    Number of pages8
    JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
    Volume51
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2012

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