Aqueous nile blue: A simple, versatile and safe reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks

Amanda A. Frick; Francesco Busetti; Andrew Cross; Simon W. Lewis

doi:10.1039/c3cc49577a

Aqueous nile blue: A simple, versatile and safe reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks

Amanda A. Frick, Francesco Busetti, Andrew Cross, Simon W. Lewis

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Abstract

Nile blue A in aqueous solution undergoes spontaneous hydrolysis to the photoluminescent compound Nile red. This reagent provides a simple and safe approach to the detection of latent fingermarks on porous and non-porous surfaces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3341-3343
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	50
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc49577a
Publication status	Published - 27 Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

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