Application of nanoparticles for the enhancement of latent fingerprints

作者:Sametband Matias; Shweky Itzhak; Banin Uri; Mandler Daniel*; Almog Joseph
来源:Chemical communications, 2007, (11): 1142-1144.
DOI:10.1039/b618966k

摘要

Two different types of nanoparticles dissolved in organic solution, gold stabilized by n-alkanethiols and CdSe/ZnS stabilized by n-alkaneamine, adhere preferentially to the ridges of latent fingerprints; the gold deposits catalyze silver electroless deposition from "Silver Physical Developer'' (Ag-PD), an aqueous solution containing silver colloids stabilized by cationic surfactants, to form dark impressions of the ridge details; the hydrophobic capped gold nanoparticles significantly improve the intensity and clarity of the developed prints compared with Ag-PD alone; fingermarks treated with CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles can be viewed directly, due to their fluorescence under UV illumination.

  • 出版日期2007