ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1981
Page Count: 6

The Identification of Human Bloodstains by Means of a Micro-Thin-Layer Immunoassay Procedure
Fredenburg, ME
Associate professor and graduate student, The George Washington University, D.C.

Lappas, NT
Associate professor and graduate student, The George Washington University, D.C.

(Received 7 November 1980; accepted 21 January 1981)

Abstract

A method for the identification of human bloodstains using a micro-thin-layer immunoassay (TIA) procedure is presented. The equivalent of approximately 0.01 μL of human blood may be detected using this method with anti-human hemoglobin. Blind studies and stability studies indicate that the method is sufficiently specific and sensitive to be of forensic science value.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, blood, immunoassay, human bloodstain identification, anti-human hemoglobin

Paper ID: JFS11400J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11400J
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