ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

Super Glue®, A Modified Technique for the Development of Latent Fingerprints
Olenik, JH
Criminalist/latent print examiner, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, Northeast Branch Laboratory, OH

(Received 15 September 1983; accepted 30 November 1983)

Abstract

Numerous techniques and methods as well as commercially prepared kits have recently been developed using cyanoacrylate-type (Super Glue®) adhesives to develop latent fingerprints on nonporous surfaces such as glass, plastics, and metals. Of these various methods, it is felt that the use of heat makes the most efficient use of the glue and reduces the time required for development of latent prints.

Keywords:
criminalistics, fingerprints, polymerization retardants, heat

Paper ID: JFS11748J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11748J
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