Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood deposited on fabric - Evaluating the use of alginate casting materials followed by chemical enhancement

Farrugia, Kevin J. and NicDaeid, N. and Savage, Kathleen and Bandey, Helen, Home Office Scientific Development Branch, Fingerprint and Footwear Forensic Group (2010) Chemical enhancement of footwear impressions in blood deposited on fabric - Evaluating the use of alginate casting materials followed by chemical enhancement. Science and Justice, 50 (4). pp. 200-204. ISSN 1355-0306 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2010.06.006)

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Abstract

Most footwear marks made in blood on a surface such as fabric tend to be enhanced in situ rather than physically recovered using a lifting technique prior to enhancement. This work reports on the use of an alginate material to recover the impressed footwear marks made in blood and deposited on a range of fabric types and colours. The lifted marks were then enhanced using acid black 1 and leuco crystal violet with excellent results. This presents a new method for the lifting and recovery of blood impressions in situ from crime scene followed by subsequent mark enhancement of the lifted impression.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:27568
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    December 2010
    Published
    Notes:The authors would like to thank HOSDB, EPSRC and the University of Strathclyde for their continued financial support. This work was also partially funded by the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme.
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Ms Lorraine Stewart
    Date deposited:14 Oct 2010 14:08
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 18:27
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/27568
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