ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Lipid-Specific Latent Fingerprint Detection: Fingerprints on Currency
Allred, CE
Students and professor, Center for Forensic Studies, Texas Tech University, TX

Menzel, ER
Students and professor, Center for Forensic Studies, Texas Tech University, TX

Lin, T
Students and professor, Center for Forensic Studies, Texas Tech University, TX

(Received 5 August 1997; accepted 14 April 1997)

Abstract

We describe a lipid-specific lanthanide-based method of latent fingerprint detection, specifically its application to fingerprints on currency. In the counterfeiting context, the method allows one to distinguish between fingerprints placed on the paper before and after the ink deposition.

Keywords:
forensic science, criminalistics, latent fingerprints, lipids, lanthanides, currency, counterfeiting

Paper ID: JFS14251J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14251J
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