Development of conductive fingermarks for forensic applications.

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Richards, N., Langley, Andrew and Vera Stimpson, L. 2024. Development of conductive fingermarks for forensic applications. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-024-00898-1
AuthorsRichards, N., Langley, Andrew and Vera Stimpson, L.
AbstractFingermarks are an important form of evidence in forensic science, routinely used for identification or exclusion purposes within the criminal justice system. The increasing use of fingerprint recognition in technology and biosecurity, such as for unlocking devices and accessing banking information, highlights the need for forensic fingermark recovery methods that serve both traditional forensic needs and modern technological demands. Current fingerprint development techniques, however, are not designed to fulfil this dual-purpose. This paper presents a novel approach that introduces the use of conductive paint and silicone to develop, recover, and preserve latent, patent, and plastic fingermarks. The innovative method produces conductive casts that capture detailed ridge patterns, thereby facilitating forensic examination as well as being used for unlocking capacitive and ultrasonic fingerprint scanners in a range of mobile devices. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s).]
KeywordsConductivity; Fingermarks; Forensic science
Year2024
JournalForensic science, medicine, and pathology
PublisherSpringer
ISSN1556-2891
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-024-00898-1
Official URLhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12024-024-00898-1
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Online24 Oct 2024
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Accepted25 Sep 2024
Deposited07 Nov 2024
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