The use of novel electronic nose technology to locate missing persons for criminal investigations.
Autor: | Brown A; Centre for Forensic Sciences, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.; Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia., Lamb E; Centre for Forensic Sciences, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia., Deo A; Centre for Forensic Sciences, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia., Pasin D; Centre for Forensic Sciences, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia., Liu T; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia., Zhang W; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia., Su S; Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.; College of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Medical Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China., Ueland M; Centre for Forensic Sciences, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | IScience [iScience] 2023 Mar 07; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 106353. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 07 (Print Publication: 2023). |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106353 |
Abstrakt: | The search for missing persons is a major challenge for investigations involving presumed deceased individuals. Currently, the most effective tool is the use of cadaver-detection dogs; however, they are limited by their cost, limited operation times, and lack of granular information reported to the handler. Thus, there is a need for discrete, real-time detection methods that provide searchers explicit information as to whether human-decomposition volatiles are present. A novel e-nose (NOS.E) developed in-house was investigated as a tool to detect a surface-deposited individual over time. The NOS.E was able to detect the victim throughout most stages of decomposition and was influenced by wind parameters. The sensor responses from different chemical classes were compared to chemical class abundance confirmed by two-dimensional gas chromatography - time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The NOS.E demonstrated its ability to detect surface-deposited individuals days and weeks since death, demonstrating its utility as a detection tool. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. (© 2023 The Author(s).) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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