Endruweit, Cassiopeia and Croxton, Ruth and Baron, Mark and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Jose (2009) Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of latent fingerprints. [Project] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Latent fingerprints are an important form of forensic evidence and can be used for the identification of an individual. Latent fingerprints are by their nature invisible and a variety of techniques are used to enhance them and permit identification. Understanding latent fingerprint chemistry will aid the development of novel and improved enhancement techniques. In this study a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was developed and optimised which permitted the simultaneous analysis of 16 amino acids in aqueous solution. The potential to apply this LC-MS method to the analysis of amino acids in latent fingerprints, which to date has not been previously achieved, was demonstrated. This project was a summer studentship funded by the British Mass Spectrometry Society.

Item Type:	Project
Additional Information:	Latent fingerprints are an important form of forensic evidence and can be used for the identification of an individual. Latent fingerprints are by their nature invisible and a variety of techniques are used to enhance them and permit identification. Understanding latent fingerprint chemistry will aid the development of novel and improved enhancement techniques. In this study a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was developed and optimised which permitted the simultaneous analysis of 16 amino acids in aqueous solution. The potential to apply this LC-MS method to the analysis of amino acids in latent fingerprints, which to date has not been previously achieved, was demonstrated. This project was a summer studentship funded by the British Mass Spectrometry Society.
Keywords:	amino acids, latent fingerprints, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Subjects:	F Physical Sciences > F110 Applied Chemistry F Physical Sciences > F410 Forensic Science F Physical Sciences > F180 Analytical Chemistry
Divisions:	College of Sciences > Faculty of Science > School of Life Sciences
Depositing User:	Ruth Croxton
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2010 20:08
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:49
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/3532

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