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Non-invasive detection and chemical mapping of trace metal residues on the skin

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posted on 2014-08-22, 11:04 authored by Stephen M. Bleay, Louise Nicholas, Paul KellyPaul Kelly, Roberto S.P. King, Kelly Mayse, Bansi C. Shah, Richard S. Wilson
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.

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  • Science

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  • Chemistry

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RSC ADVANCES

Volume

4

Issue

37

Pages

19525 - 19528 (4)

Citation

BLEAY, S.M. ... (et al.), 2014. Non-invasive detection and chemical mapping of trace metal residues on the skin. RSC Advances, 4 (37), pp. 19525-19528.

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© Royal Society of Chemistry

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

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2014

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This article was published in the journal RSC Advances and the definitive version is available from the Royal Society of Chemistry at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra02463j

ISSN

2046-2069

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2046-2069

Language

  • en

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