Preliminary investigations into using eugenol to recover erased characters on polymers Burke, Karl, Lewis, Simon, Bett, Jay, Southurst, Taryn, Lim, Kieran and Gutowski, S. 2007, Preliminary investigations into using eugenol to recover erased characters on polymers, Journal of forensic identification, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 522-529. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lim-preliminaryinvestigations-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 278.84KB 417 Title Preliminary investigations into using eugenol to recover erased characters on polymers Author(s) Burke, Karl Lewis, Simon Bett, Jay Southurst, Taryn Lim, Kieran orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-8030 Gutowski, S. Journal name Journal of forensic identification Volume number 57 Issue number 4 Start page 522 End page 529 Publisher International Association for Identification Place of publication Alameda, Calif. Publication date 2007-07 ISSN 0895-173X Keyword(s) chemical sciences Summary In this paper we present our preliminary studies on the efficacy of eugenol for the recovery of erased characters on polymers. We have found that eugenol rapidly recovers erased characters when applied to the surface of polymer substrates. By applying eugenol to the surface to be treated using a cotton bud or paintbrush, we were able to revisualize erased characters from a range of polymers, inclluding acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylic, high-impact polystrene, and polystyrene. Eugenol is safe, nonhazardour, and easily sourced reagent for this purpose. Notes Cover date: July/August Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 160299 Criminology not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2007, International Association for Identification Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007731 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 22 Oct 2008, 09:52:07 EST Thu, 09 Apr 2009, 09:54:14 EST Thu, 09 Apr 2009, 09:55:13 EST Thu, 09 Apr 2009, 10:01:49 EST Tue, 09 Jun 2009, 10:17:25 EST Tue, 09 Jun 2009, 10:59:59 EST Mon, 23 Nov 2009, 13:37:00 EST Mon, 23 Nov 2009, 13:45:40 EST Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 10:22:27 EST Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 10:27:34 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 10:44:42 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 06:20:42 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 13:47:38 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1424 Abstract Views, 417 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:55:28 EST