Harnessing volatile luminescent lanthanide complexes to visualise latent fingermarks on nonporous surfaces

Two commercially-available terbium and europium complexes, EuFOD and TbTMHD, provide luminescent visualisation of latent fingermarks placed on nonporous surfaces via sublimation. This is demonstrated using UV radiation from a forensic light source. The method was optimised on metal foil, with other...

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Published in:Analyst (London) 2018-08, Vol.143 (16), p.3789-3792
Main Authors: Florence, Grace E, Gee, William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Europium
Fingerprints
Foils
Forensic engineering
Latent fingerprints
Sublimation
Terbium
Ultraviolet radiation
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Summary:Two commercially-available terbium and europium complexes, EuFOD and TbTMHD, provide luminescent visualisation of latent fingermarks placed on nonporous surfaces via sublimation. This is demonstrated using UV radiation from a forensic light source. The method was optimised on metal foil, with other archetypal nonporous surfaces (i.e. glass, ceramic) also suited to this method.
ISSN:0003-2654
1364-5528
DOI:10.1039/c8an01150h