ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1986
Page Count: 7

The Use of Microspectrophotometry to Characterize Microscopic Amounts of Blood
Grieve, MC
Forensic chemists, United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory,

Kotowski, TM
Forensic chemists, United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory,

(Received 15 October 1985; accepted 26 November 1985)

Abstract

The use of a Nanospec 10 S microspectrophotometer to examine minute bloodstains is discussed. To satisfy criteria for chemical identity, absorption spectra were recorded before and after treatment of the blood with Takayama reagent. The technique is of value where only tiny particulate bloodstains are available for testing and in other specialized instances.

Keywords:
forensic science, spectroscopic analyses, blood, microspectrophotometry

Paper ID: JFS11115J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11115J
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