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

Renee Jelly, Simon W. Lewis, Chris Lennard, Kieran F. Lim, Joseph Almog

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    Abstract

    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3513-3515
    Number of pages3
    JournalChemical Communications
    Issue number30
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • detection
    • fingerprints
    • lawsone
    • paper

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