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

doi:10.1039/b808424f

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

School of Science

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	3513-3515
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Issue number	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b808424f
Publication status	Published - 2008

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detection
fingerprints
lawsone
paper

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

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