Renee Jelly, S. Lewis, C. Lennard
Jul 23, 2008
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Chemical communications
Abstract
Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) reacts with latent fingermark deposits on paper surfaces to yield purple-brown impressions of ridge details which are also photoluminescent; this compound represents the first in a completely new class of fingermark detection reagents.