Issue 25, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Aqueous Nile blue: a simple, versatile and safe reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks†

Amanda A. Frick,a   Francesco Busetti,a   Andrew Crossb  and  Simon W. Lewis*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
E-mail: S.Lewis@curtin.edu.au
Fax: +61 8 9266 2300
Tel: +61 8 9266 2484

b Australian Federal Police Forensics, GPO Box 401, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Abstract

Nile blue A in aqueous solution undergoes spontaneous hydrolysis to the photoluminescent compound Nile red. This reagent provides a simple and safe approach to the detection of latent fingermarks on porous and non-porous surfaces.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49577A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Dec 2013
Accepted
11 Feb 2014
First published
11 Feb 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3341-3343

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A. A. Frick, F. Busetti, A. Cross and S. W. Lewis, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3341 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49577A

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