...SJ Gardner, Ph.D.; DF Hewlett, Ph.D. 1,2-Indandione has been used to develop fluorescent fingerprints on porous materials such as paper. The compound reacts with amino acid residues to produce highly fluorescent fingerprint ridges. An optimized formulation and treatment protocol for using...

...HJ Kobus, D.Phil.; E Silenieks; J Scharnberg, B.Sc. The paper describes the use of the Polilight, a light source based on a xenon arc lamp, to exploit the fluorescence properties of se-men as an aid to searching fabrics for stains in sexual assault cases. The broad excitation spectrum of semen...

... fluorescence detection. The addition of selective fluorescence quenching agents allows the sample to be profiled by the distribution of alternant and nonalternant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In preliminary studies, the quenching behavior of nitromethane and diisopropylamine was established...

... ninhydrin or DFO treatment, making it a “nothing-to-lose” reagent. 06 10 2000 30 01 2001 02 02 2001 forensic science europium fingerprints fluorescence luminescence nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagents References Menzel   E R , Mitchell   K E...

...-embedded and stored at room temperature for four years. The AmpFℓSTR® Profiler Plus™ and AmpFℓSTR® COfiler™ STR profiles produced, using DNA extracted from all fixed tissue samples, were of very good quality. The fluorescent signals were well balanced across the nine STR loci or six loci comprised...

... detection of fluorescently labeled PCR products and multicolor analysis enable the rapid generation of multilocus DNA profiles. In this study, conditions for typing PCR-amplified STR loci by capillary electrophoresis were investigated using the ABI Prism® 310 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems...

..., D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, and D21S11. Results were obtained using the multiplex STR systems AmpFlSTR® Profiler Plus™ and AmpFlSTR COfiler™ (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA), GenePrint™ PowerPlex™ (Promega Corporation, Madison, WI), and subsets of these kits. For detection of fluorescently...

...LM Davies, M.Sc.; NE Jones, M.Sc.; JS Brennan, D.Phil.; SK Bramble, Ph.D. A technique that exposes fingerprint residue to a gaseous electrical discharge in nitrogen followed by treatment with ammonium hydrogen carbonate vapors to produce fluorescence is investigated. Particular attention is made...

... pretreatment of human urine (i.e., 10 μL of urine or diluted urine were acidified and dried-up under N 2 at room temperature) and fluorescence derivatization with 4-(4,5-diphenyl-1 H -imidazol-2-yl)-benzoyl chloride under mild conditions (pH 9.0, 10 min at room temperature), the derivatives were isocratically...

...CJ Frégeau, Ph.D.; O Germain, B.S.; RM Fourney, Ph.D. This study was aimed at determining the effect of seven blood enhancement reagents on the subsequent Profiler Plus ™ fluorescent STR DNA analysis of fresh or aged bloody fingerprints deposited on various porous and nonporous surfaces. Amido...

...CJ Frégeau, Ph.D.; KL Bowen, B.S.; RM Fourney, Ph.D. Validation studies are a crucial requirement before implementation of new genetic typing systems for clinical diagnostics or forensic identity. Two different fluorescence-based multiplex DNA profiling systems composed of amelogenin, HumD21S11...

... that 1,2-indanedione itself may soon become a practical fingerprint reagent. KEYWORDS: forensic science, cyclic diketones, 1,8-diazofluorene-9-one, latent fingerprints, fluorescence, indanediones In 1990, Pounds, Grigg, and Mongkolaussavaratana published their discovery that 1,8-diazofluorene-9-one (DFO...

... and microscopical examination for thread wear. References Kubic   T A , King   J E , DuBey   I S . Forensic analysis of colorless textile fibers by fluorescence microscopy . The Microscope 1983 ; 31 : 213 - 22 . Willard   H H , Merrit   L L   Jr. , Dean   J A , Settle   F A   Jr...

... samples by dual PCR amplification of an X-Y homologous gene . Forensic Sci Int 1992 ; 52 : 143 - 8 . Sullivan   K M , Mannucci   A , Kimpton   C P , Gill   P . A rapid and quantitative sex test: Fluorescence-based PCR analysis of X-Y homologous gene amelogenin . Biotechniques...

...SK Bramble, Ph.D. Two- and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopic data have been recorded from sebum-rich latent fingermarks on quartz and white card. The fingermark residue was found to fluoresce between 310 to 380 nm and have an excitation range between 260 to 300 nm. The data are used...

... using high sensitivity infrared (IR) fluorescence technology was used to detect STR allele patterns from simulated forensic samples. The amplification strategy used a 19 base pair extension on the 5′ end of one of the PCR primers. This sequence is identical to the sequence of a universal M13 Forward...

... of developed plates using ultraviolet fluorescence detection in the region 310–390 nm has determined that the major fluorescent material is lipid in nature and runs with the squalene control band. After running, the TLC plates were treated with the following latent fingermark enhancement procedures: visible...

...LM Sheff, M.S.; JA Siegel, Ph.D. Nine brands and grades of gasoline were analyzed by three dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy (3-DF). Capillary gas chromatograms were also obtained in order to monitor the loss of components during evaporation. All samples were examined neat, then after 50...

...GR Jackson A portable high resolution electronic imaging system has been designed and built for recording laser or ultraviolet excited fluorescent marks at serious crime scenes. A 2048 × 2048 pixel Peltier cooled CCD camera and PC-based image capture system contained in two flight cases forms...

... and decreased persons to determine the corroborability and usefulness of fluorescent versus full spectrum visibility of bitemark pattern injuries. TECHNICAL NOTE Gregory S. Golden, 1 D.D.S. Use of Alternative Light Source Illumination in Bite Mark Photography REFERENCE: Golden, G. S., "Use of Alternative Light...