Open AccessFinger marks on glass and metal surfaces recovered from stagnant water
Author(s) -
Matej Trapečar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
egyptian journal of forensic sciences/egyptian journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2090-5939
pISSN - 2090-536X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejfs.2012.04.002
Subject(s) - cyanoacrylate , materials science , reagent , composite material , forensic engineering , chemistry , engineering , adhesive , layer (electronics)
A study was done to investigate whether certain fingerprint methods can recover latent fingerprints on glass and metal surfaces submerged in water. Donors intentionally placed fingerprints on glass and burnished metal surfaces. The surfaces to be examined were exposed to the influences of stagnant water during different time intervals. Finger marks were recovered with Silver Special powder, small particle reagent (black and white) and cyanoacrylate. The best results were achieved with cyanoacrylate. Our study has shown that the duration of exposure to stagnant water and the methods selected for enhancement had an influence on the quality of detected finger marks