%0 Journal Article %A Bleay, Stephen M. %A Nicholas, Louise %A Kelly, Paul %A King, Roberto S.P. %A Mayse, Kelly %A Shah, Bansi C. %A Wilson, Richard S. %D 2014 %T Non-invasive detection and chemical mapping of trace metal residues on the skin %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Non-invasive_detection_and_chemical_mapping_of_trace_metal_residues_on_the_skin/9392333 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17006210 %K Forensic science %K Lead %K Copper %K Fingerprinting %K Rubeanic acid %K Gelatine %K Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified %X Residual traces of the metals copper and lead on an individual's skin may be elucidated by reaction of rubeanic acid with a gelatine lift taken from the target area in question, yielding intensely coloured reaction products. This non-invasive technique has been shown to offer promise in chemically mapping the distribution of the minute metal residues across an individual's hand deposited through touching metal items, a technique with potential forensic significance. %I Loughborough University