Fingermark detection using upconverting nanoparticles and comparison with cyanoacrylate fuming
Journal article
Authors | Kanodarwala, F.K., Leśniewski, A., Olszowska-Łoś, I., Spindler, X., Pieta, I.S., Lennard, C., Niedziółka-Jönsson, J., Moret, S. and Roux, C. |
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Abstract | This paper reports the synthesis of high-quality upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) – sodium yttrium tetrafluoride doped with ytterbium and erbium (NaYF4:Yb,Er) with a silica shell and capped with phenyl functional groups. The main goal of this research was to design tailor-made UCNPs for fingermark detection, to test and validate a nanoparticle-based detection technique and to compare their performance against a benchmark method to assess potential implementation in routine practice by law enforcement agencies. The water-based UCNPs solution was applied to natural fingermarks on a number of substrates. This is the first ever systematic comparative study between UCNPs and a benchmark fingermark detection technique – cyanoacrylate fuming (CAF) followed by luminescent dye staining. Fingermark detection effectiveness was studied by treating 300 latent fingermark specimens on aluminium foil, polyethylene, polypropylene and glass slides. It was concluded that, on average, CAF performed better across the substrates tested. Nevertheless, UCNPs can be advantageous for fingermark detection on multicoloured, patterned or luminescent substrates due to their unique optical properties. There are, however, shortfalls associated with their synthesis and use that need to be addressed before they can be considered for operational purposes. |
Keywords | Anti-Stokes luminescence; Benchmark comparison; Upconverter; UCNPs; Silica; Fingerprints |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Forensic Science International |
Journal citation | Vol 326 (Article 110915) |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 1872-6283 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110915 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111584130&partnerID=MN8TOARS |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | Sep 2021 |
Online | 31 Jul 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 15 Jul 2021 |
Deposited | 24 May 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9yy44/fingermark-detection-using-upconverting-nanoparticles-and-comparison-with-cyanoacrylate-fuming
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