Premium
Inside Cover: Oxidation Monitoring by Fluorescence Spectroscopy Reveals the Age of Fingermarks (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 24/2014)
Author(s) -
van Dam Annemieke,
Schwarz Janina C. V.,
de Vos Judith,
Siebes Maria,
Sijen Titia,
van Leeuwen Ton G.,
Aalders Maurice C. G.,
Lambrechts Saskia A. G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201404827
Subject(s) - fingerprint (computing) , fluorescence , cover (algebra) , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , computer science , nanotechnology , materials science , chromatography , computer security , engineering , physics , optics , mechanical engineering
Forensic fingerprint‐age estimation is currently impossible. Knowledge on time passed since fingerprint deposition is desired as it can distinguish between crime‐related and unrelated fingerprints and support or refute statements made by fingerprint donors. In their Communication on page 6272 ff., S. A. G. Lambrechts and co‐workers describe a successful fluorescence‐based method to estimate fingerprint age that relies on the protein–lipid oxidation rate and the subsequent generation of fluorescent oxidation products.