Abstract
Don't sweat it: "Negative" fingermarks are developed on paper by the application of gold nanoparticles (gold circles) that are capped by a bifunctional ligand, and then silver precipitation. In this process, paper is the substrate and the fingermarks serve as a mask. This approach may contribute to the successful recovery of latent fingermarks by law enforcement agencies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12224-12227 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 49 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- bifunctional reagents
- gold
- latent fingermarks
- multimetal deposition
- nanotechnology
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry