The compatibility of fingerprint visualization techniques with immunolabeling

Autor: Maurice C. G. Aalders, Annemieke van Dam, Saskia A. G. Lambrechts, Ton G. van Leeuwen
Přispěvatelé: Other Research, Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Cancer Center Amsterdam
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of forensic sciences, 58(4), 999-1002. Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 1556-4029
0022-1198
Popis: The chemical composition of a fingermark potentially holds a wealth of information about the fingermark donor, which can be extracted by immunolabeling. Immunolabeling can be used to detect specific components in fingermarks; however, to be applicable in the forensic field, it should be compatible with commonly used fingerprint visualization techniques. In this study, the compatibility of immunolabeling with two different fingerprint visualization techniques, magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, was investigated on fingermarks deposited on glass and on nitrocellulose membranes. With dermcidin as antigen of interest, immunolabeling was performed successfully on all developed fingermarks. We can conclude that immunolabeling is compatible with magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, which can be of great forensic value.
Databáze: OpenAIRE