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Experimental Research on Class Identification with a New Type of Erasable Gel Pens
Author(s) -
Liu Xinlai,
Li Zhen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.14072
Subject(s) - fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , infrared , inkwell , fluorescence , materials science , chemistry , optics , physics , composite material
A new type of erasable gel pen ink is becoming increasingly popular because of the modifiable characteristics for writing on documents. This study attempts to distinguish 12 types of blue and black erasable gel pens produced by mainstream stationery manufacturers using infrared ( IR ) visual analysis, Fourier transform infrared ( FTIR ) analysis, fluorescence analysis, and microspectrophotometry. The results demonstrate that IR visual, FTIR , and fluorescence analysis can be used to help distinguish each type of erasable gel ink. While microspectrophotometry can be used to effectively differentiate the blue gel inks in this study, there are limitations with respect to distinguishing black erasable gel pens. When these four optical analyses methods were used in combination, the gel inks could be accurately distinguished.