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Lawsone : a novel reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks on paper surfaces

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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by R Jelly, S Lewis, C Lennard, Kieran LimKieran Lim, J Almog
Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) reacts with latent fingermark deposits on paper surfaces to yield purple-brown impressions of ridge details which are also photoluminescent; this compound represents the first in a completely new class of fingermark detection reagents.

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Journal

Chemical communications

Issue

30

Pagination

3513 - 3515

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Location

London, England

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ISSN

1359-7345

eISSN

1364-548X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

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    Keywords

    lawsonechemical reactionfingermarkfluorescence spectroscopyphotoluminescenceScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesChemistry, MultidisciplinaryChemistryFLUOROGENIC ACTIVITYFINGERPRINT REAGENTAMINO-ACIDSREACTIVITYNINHYDRINGENIPIN

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