Micronised Egyptian blue pigment: A novel near-infrared luminescent fingerprint dusting powder

Errington, B.; Lawson, Glen; Lewis, Simon; Smith, G.

doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.05.008

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Errington, B.

Lawson, Glen

Lewis, Simon

Smith, G.

Date

2016

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Journal Article

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Errington, B. and Lawson, G. and Lewis, S. and Smith, G. 2016. Micronised Egyptian blue pigment: a novel near-infrared luminescent fingerprint dusting powder. Dyes and Pigments. 132: pp. 310-315.

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Dyes and Pigments

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Department of Chemistry

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44969

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate that micronised Egyptian blue pigment can be used as a safe and simple material to visualise latent fingerprints on non-porous surfaces as near-infrared luminescent impressions. This allows the detection of latent fingerprints on highly patterned and reflective surfaces that have proven challenging with existing techniques.