Single-metal deposition (SMD) as a latent fingermark enhancement technique: An alternative to multimetal deposition (MMD)

被引:78
作者
Stauffer, Eric [1 ]
Becue, Andy [1 ]
Singh, Kanwar Vikas [2 ]
Thampi, K. Ravindranathan [2 ]
Champod, Christophe [1 ]
Margot, Pierre [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lausanne, Inst Police Sci, Sch Criminal Sci, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Photon & Interfaces, Inst Chem Sci & Engn, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
Gold colloids; Gold tetrachlorauric acid; Hydroxylamine; Metallic reduction; Fingerprints;
D O I
10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.12.009
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
This paper proposes an alternative solution to multimetal deposition (MMD) for the development of latent fingermarks on non-porous and porous surfaces. MMD offers a good sensitivity, however it is very time-consuming and requires many reagents to be carried out. Single-metal deposition (SMD) replaces the silver enhancement of the gold colloids by a gold enhancement procedure. This reduces the number of baths by one as well as the number of reagents and their cost, utilizes reagents with a longer shelf life, and most importantly reduces the labor-intensity of the procedure. It offers quasi-identical results to MMD and thus makes a very attractive alternative. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:E5 / E9
页数:5
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