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Pollard C, Wolff K. Using the refractive index of latent fingerprints for the quantification and characterisation of sample deposition. Forensic Sci Int 2024; 361:112124. [PMID: 38971140 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Latent fingerprints (LFPs) are predominantly used for personal identification, but in recent years research has shown their potential for drug screening. Despite this there is no standardised collection method to allow accurate drug test interpretation. We sought to help address this by characterising different variables related to sweat deposition in LFPs as the knowledge is limited. A series of experiments were conducted firstly to validate a novel tool called the Ridgeway (Intelligent Fingerprint Ltd. UK) to quantify the amount of sweat deposited from a LFP using the refractive index (RI). A significant positive correlation was observed between the Ridgeway score (Rs) and LFP mass [r = 0.868, p < 0.01]. The Rs was used as means to investigate optimal sampling to characterise sample deposition for drug screening purposes. It was found with a consistent disposition pressure (300 - 400 g) and surface (glass slide) no significant difference was observed between the left and right index finger [left: p = 0.938; right: p = 0.838]. Significantly higher Rs [p<0.01] were obtained when 10 cumulative LFPs were deposited compared to a single LFP, suggesting a larger sweat quantity. We also wanted to investigate optimal eccrine sweat sampling to confirm drug ingestion over drug contamination of the fingerprint. We found that wearing gloves did not significantly improve mean difference in Rs when compared to no gloves [p = 0.239]. To produce eccrine only LFPs, external contamination (e.g. sebaceous sweat) needs to be removed. Soap with lint free tissue was significantly better for this compared to antibacterial hand gel [p<0.01]. Our findings showed that the Ridgeway tool effectively quantified LFPs at the point of deposition using a refractive index and enabled us to establish conditions for consistent LFP sampling.
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- Caroline Pollard
- King's Forensics, Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- King's Forensics, Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK.
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Liu Z, Li W, Wu Y, Man H, Zhao YB, Li Z. TOF-SIMS study of latent fingerprints on challenging substrates with the aid of transfer films. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:5225-5232. [PMID: 37781992 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01256e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) has been applied in forensic science for fingerprint detection. However, due to limitations of the instrument, it is not always possible to directly sample fingerprints on certain substrates. In this report, we indirectly sampled fingerprints using transfer films. First, we optimized the experimental conditions and identified transfer films with better results. We then explored the feasibility of revealing fingerprints after transfer and successfully transferred and revealed the detailed features of fingerprints on several common objects that could not be directly sampled. Fingerprints transferred from smooth surfaces yield clearer feature details in ion images. Additionally, we analyzed the substances in the transferred fingerprints and detected components of morphine and MDMA(3,4-methylenedioxy-n-methylamphetamine). By combining feature details with identified chemical components, the identity of a person can be determined, linking suspects to the crime scene. This work provides a new approach for sample introduction in instrumental analysis, enabling TOF-SIMS to be applied in more scenarios.
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- Zhaolun Liu
- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Forensic Science Office of Yandu Branch of Yancheng Public Security Bureau, Yancheng, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Forensic Science, People's Security University of China, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Bailey MJ, de Puit M, Romolo FS. Surface Analysis Techniques in Forensic Science: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Operational Deployment. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2022; 15:173-196. [PMID: 35167323 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061020-124221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Surface analysis techniques have rapidly evolved in the last decade. Some of these are already routinely used in forensics, such as for the detection of gunshot residue or for glass analysis. Some surface analysis approaches are attractive for their portability to the crime scene. Others can be very helpful in forensic laboratories owing to their high spatial resolution, analyte coverage, speed, and specificity. Despite this, many proposed applications of the techniques have not yet led to operational deployment. Here, we explore the application of these techniques to the most important traces commonly found in forensic casework. We highlight where there is potential to add value and outline the progress that is needed to achieve operational deployment. We consider within the scope of this review surface mass spectrometry, surface spectroscopy, and surface X-ray spectrometry. We show how these tools show great promise for the analysis of fingerprints, hair, drugs, explosives, and microtraces.
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- Melanie J Bailey
- Department of Chemistry, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom;
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Jang M, Yang H, Lee H, Lee KS, Oh JY, Jeon H, Ok YS, Hwang SY, Park J, Oh DX. A sensitive environmental forensic method that determines bisphenol S and A exposure within receipt-handling through fingerprint analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127410. [PMID: 34634704 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As human beings have been consistently exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) derived from various products, the intake of BPS/BPA to humans has been extensively studied. However, using conventional biological matrices such as urine, blood, or dissected skin to detect BPS/BPA in the human body system requires longer exposure time to them, hardly defines the pollutant source of the accumulated BPS/BPA, and is often invasive. Herein, our new approach i.e. fingerprint analysis quantitatively confirms the transfer of BPS/BPA from receipts (specific pollution source) to human skin only within receipt-handling of "20 s". When receipts (fingertip region size; ~1 cm2) containing 100-300 μg of BPS or BPA are handled, 20-40 μg fingerprint-1 of BPS or BPA is transferred to human skin (fingertip). This transferred amount of BPS/BPA can still be toxic according to the toxicity test using water fleas. As a visual evidence, a fingerprint map that matches the distribution of the absorbed BPS/BPA is developed using a mass spectrometry imaging tool. This is the first study to analyze fingerprints to determine the incorporation mechanism of emerging pollutants. This study provides an efficient and non-invasive environmental forensic tool to analyze amounts and sources of hazardous substances.
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- Min Jang
- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea
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- Applied Surface Technology Ascend (ASTA), Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Applied Surface Technology Ascend (ASTA), Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program, & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bio-Based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44425, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
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Boseley RE, Vongsvivut J, Appadoo D, Hackett MJ, Lewis SW. Monitoring the chemical changes in fingermark residue over time using synchrotron infrared spectroscopy. Analyst 2022; 147:799-810. [DOI: 10.1039/d1an02293h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Using synchrotron sourced ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy and THz/Far-IR gas phase spectroscopy to monitor the chemical changes in fingermark residues in the immediate hours following deposition.
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- Rhiannon E. Boseley
- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- ANSTO – Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- ANSTO – Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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Pollitt JN, Christofidis G, Morrissey J, Birkett JW. Vacuum metal deposition enhancement of friction ridge detail on ballistic materials. Forensic Sci Int 2020; 316:110551. [PMID: 33130335 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The efficacy of Gold/Zinc and Silver/Zinc vacuum metal deposition (VMD) protocols were assessed as stand-alone methods of fingermark enhancement on ballistic brass materials. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of VMD enhancement on a large pool of donors (n = 20), with potentially identifiable marks recovered for the majority of donors, including samples aged up to two months. Of the 20 donors a subset of six donors were selected to assess the capability of VMD enhancement on brass fired cartridge cases, from which some friction ridge detail (FRD) was recovered. Lastly, an attempt to understand which fingermark components are facilitators of VMD enhancement was made. Fingermark residue was extracted from brass tiles and fired cartridge cases before analysing chromatographically (GC-MS). Although some key components were indicated, further evaluation of all fingermark components is needed to draw firm conclusions as to the role each plays in VMD enhancement.
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- Jessica N Pollitt
- The School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK; Merseyside Police Forensics Laboratory, Merseyside Police Head Quarters, Canning Place, Liverpool, L1 8JX, UK
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- The School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UK
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- The School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK.
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Simultaneous imaging of latent fingermarks and detection of analytes of forensic relevance by laser ablation direct analysis in real time imaging-mass spectrometry (LADI-MS). Forensic Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2019.100173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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J. Bailey M, Costa C. Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Recovery of Forensic Intelligence from Fingermarks. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FORENSIC TRACES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20542-3_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Keisar O, Cohen Y, Finkelstein Y, Kostirya N, Ben-David R, Danon A, Porat Z, Almog J. Measuring the water content in freshly-deposited fingermarks. Forensic Sci Int 2018; 294:204-210. [PMID: 30537647 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The literature view regarding the composition of deposited fingermarks has long been that the average water content is in the range of 98-99wt.%. This value has recently been challenged by Kent, claiming that it should be 20wt.% at most. Herein we have measured the weight percentage of water content in freshly-deposited fingermarks, with and without hand pre-washing. Two complementary techniques were utilized for the measurements, namely quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for determining the relative mass-loss and its rate at ca. 37°C, and temperature-programmed desorption-mass spectrometry (TPD-MS) for establishing that the mass loss arises solely from the complete evaporation of all the water content in the fingermarks (done with hand pre-washing only). Unlike the traditional narrow-range values of 98-99% and the limiting value of 20wt.% suggested by Kent, our measurements indicate the occurrence of a broad 20-70% water content. Higher contents of water in fingermarks were found post hand pre-washing, most probably due to removal of the sebum from the fingertips, but none of the results exceeded 90%.
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- Or Keisar
- Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O.Box 9001, Be'er Sheva 84190, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O.Box 9001, Be'er Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O.Box 9001, Be'er Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O.Box 9001, Be'er Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O.Box 9001, Be'er Sheva 84190, Israel; Institutes for Applied Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Oonk S, Schuurmans T, Pabst M, de Smet LCPM, de Puit M. Proteomics as a new tool to study fingermark ageing in forensics. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16425. [PMID: 30401937 PMCID: PMC6219553 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34791-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Fingermarks are trace evidence of great forensic importance, and their omnipresence makes them pivotal in crime investigation. Police and law enforcement authorities have exploited fingermarks primarily for personal identification, but crucial knowledge on when fingermarks were deposited is often lacking, thereby hindering crime reconstruction. Biomolecular constituents of fingermark residue, such as amino acids, lipids and proteins, may provide excellent means for fingermark age determination, however robust methodologies or detailed knowledge on molecular mechanisms in time are currently not available. Here, we address fingermark age assessment by: (i) drafting a first protein map of fingermark residue, (ii) differential studies of fresh and aged fingermarks and (iii), to mimic real-world scenarios, estimating the effects of donor contact with bodily fluids on the identification of potential age biomarkers. Using a high-resolution mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach, we drafted a characteristic fingermark proteome, of which five proteins were identified as promising candidates for fingermark age estimation. This study additionally demonstrates successful identification of both endogenous and contaminant proteins from donors that have been in contact with various bodily fluids. In summary, we introduce state-of-the-art proteomics as a sensitive tool to monitor fingermark aging on the protein level with sufficient selectivity to differentiate potential age markers from body fluid contaminants.
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- Stijn Oonk
- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, Den Haag, Netherlands. .,Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, Den Haag, Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.,Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Digital Technology and Biometrics, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, Den Haag, Netherlands. .,Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands.
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Wei Q, Zhang M, Ogorevc B, Zhang X. Recent advances in the chemical imaging of human fingermarks (a review). Analyst 2018; 141:6172-6189. [PMID: 27704072 DOI: 10.1039/c6an01121g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review highlights the considerable advances in the chemical imaging of human fingermarks that provide more chemical information, including numerous endogenous and exogenous constituents. Despite remarkable development in DNA analysis and recognition, human fingermark analysis remains one of the priority approaches available for obtaining reliable forensic evidence. Additional information about the donor can be obtained from the chemical composition of latent fingermarks in addition to the ridge pattern, such as the age, gender, medical history, and possible drug habits. The analytical approaches reviewed here include spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, immuno-labelling and electrochemical methods. Each method has different capabilities with respect to sensitivity, reproducibility, selectivity, reliability and ultimately applicability, either for use in routine forensic practice or in academic research work. The advantages of spectroscopic techniques, including infrared, Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, are the capabilities of a rapid and non-destructive imaging of fingermarks by providing spectral information on chemical composition. In addition, mass spectrometry imaging can provide spatially specific information on fingermark chemical composition. Recently, the use of immuno-labelling in latent fingermark detection has attracted significant attention because it can overcome the sensitivity and selectivity problems experienced with other existing methods. The electrochemical method has also been employed to image latent fingermarks by measuring the electric current changes with the spatial chemical composition from the ridges and valleys at high resolution to provide a third level of detail, which is especially useful for multicoloured background surfaces or for surfaces contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids.
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- Qianhui Wei
- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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Christofidis G, Morrissey J, Birkett JW. Detection of Fingermarks-Applicability to Metallic Surfaces: A Literature Review. J Forensic Sci 2018. [PMID: 29518259 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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There are many different fingermark visualization techniques available, and the choice of methodology employed may be dependent on the surface type. This comprehensive review of the scientific literature evaluates the methodologies of fingermark enhancement methods that are applicable to metallic surfaces; optical, physical, chemical, and physicochemical methods are critically discussed. Methods that are currently used and those that have the potential to reduce the cost and time required to process evidence and increase the recovery rates are considered and are assessed against the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) and the International Fingerprint Research Group (IFRG) guidelines. The use of chemical imaging techniques in particular has increased the potential to recover fingermarks of sufficient quality for identification purposes. Presently, there appears to be a lack of detailed research pertaining to validation and thorough casework studies for fingermark enhancement techniques. Further studies incorporating these guidelines are recommended.
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- George Christofidis
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, U.K
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, U.K
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Ewing AV, Kazarian SG. Infrared spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging in forensic science. Analyst 2018; 142:257-272. [PMID: 27905577 DOI: 10.1039/c6an02244h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Infrared spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging, are robust, label free and inherently non-destructive methods with a high chemical specificity and sensitivity that are frequently employed in forensic science research and practices. This review aims to discuss the applications and recent developments of these methodologies in this field. Furthermore, the use of recently emerged Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic imaging in transmission, external reflection and Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) modes are summarised with relevance and potential for forensic science applications. This spectroscopic imaging approach provides the opportunity to obtain the chemical composition of fingermarks and information about possible contaminants deposited at a crime scene. Research that demonstrates the great potential of these techniques for analysis of fingerprint residues, explosive materials and counterfeit drugs will be reviewed. The implications of this research for the examination of different materials are considered, along with an outlook of possible future research avenues for the application of vibrational spectroscopic methods to the analysis of forensic samples.
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- Andrew V Ewing
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Migration of latent fingermarks on non-porous surfaces: Observation technique and nanoscale variations. Forensic Sci Int 2017; 275:44-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bradshaw R. MALDI Mass Spectrometry Profiling and Imaging Applied to the Analysis of Latent Fingermarks. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1618:149-163. [PMID: 28523506 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7051-3_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Latent fingermarks are derived from a transfer of material from the fingertips to a surface upon contact. Traditionally, fingermarks are employed for biometric identification of individuals based on matching of the pattern of the ridges. However, in recent years, there has been a stark increase in the use of advanced analytical techniques in order to obtain additional information, specifically the chemical composition of the residue. Understanding the complexity of the endogenous and exogenous content of fingermarks could be extremely useful in allowing further development of enhancement techniques currently used in forensic scenarios by identifying potential target molecules. This chemical information could also potentially provide invaluable information on the lifestyle of an individual, including their activities prior to depositing a mark.An analytical tool that has gained notable popularity in this novel area of research is matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). This technique can either be employed for rapid chemical profiling or imaging of fingermarks to detect chemical species contained within the residue, with the latter also allowing for physical reconstruction of the fingermark ridges.This chapter will provide an overview of the protocols employed to allow for both MALDI MS profiling and imaging analysis of latent fingermarks, specifically covering the types of fingermarks employed and techniques used to deposit matrices onto samples.
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- Robert Bradshaw
- Centre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard St., Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK.
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Kent T. Water content of latent fingerprints – Dispelling the myth. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 266:134-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Goecker ZC, Swiontek SE, Lakhtakia A, Roy R. Comparison of Quantifiler ® Trio and InnoQuant™ human DNA quantification kits for detection of DNA degradation in developed and aged fingerprints. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 263:132-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Girod A, Ramotowski R, Lambrechts S, Misrielal P, Aalders M, Weyermann C. Fingermark age determinations: Legal considerations, review of the literature and practical propositions. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 262:212-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bailey M, Randall EC, Costa C, Salter TL, Race AM, de Puit M, Koeberg M, Baumert M, Bunch J. Analysis of Urine, Oral fluid and Fingerprints by Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Coupled to High Resolution MS and MS/MS - Opportunities for Forensic and Biomedical Science. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2016; 2016:3373-3382. [PMID: 27990179 PMCID: PMC5156400 DOI: 10.1039/c6ay00782a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis (LESA) is a new, high throughput tool for ambient mass spectrometry. A solvent droplet is deposited from a pipette tip onto a surface and maintains contact with both the surface and the pipette tip for a few seconds before being re-aspirated. The technique is particularly suited to the analysis of trace materials on surfaces due to its high sensitivity and low volume of sample removal. In this work, we assess the suitability of LESA for obtaining detailed chemical profiles of fingerprints, oral fluid and urine, which may be used in future for rapid medical diagnostics or metabolomics studies. We further show how LESA can be used to detect illicit drugs and their metabolites in urine, oral fluid and fingerprints. This makes LESA a potentially useful tool in the growing field of fingerprint chemical analysis, which is relevant not only to forensics but also to medical diagnostics. Finally, we show how LESA can be used to detect the explosive material RDX in contaminated artificial fingermarks.
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- Melanie Bailey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK; School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, The Hague, The Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute, Laan van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Advion Limited Advion Limited, Harlow Enterprise Hub, Edinburgh Way Harlow, Essex CM20 2NQ, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK; School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
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Farrugia KJ, Fraser J, Friel L, Adams D, Attard-Montalto N, Deacon P. A comparison between atmospheric/humidity and vacuum cyanoacrylate fuming of latent fingermarks. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 257:54-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Girod A, Xiao L, Reedy B, Roux C, Weyermann C. Fingermark initial composition and aging using Fourier transform infrared microscopy (μ-FTIR). Forensic Sci Int 2015; 254:185-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang J, Liu L, Mu J, Yang T, Zheng N, Dong H. Chemical Analysis in the Corpus Callosum Following Traumatic Axonal Injury using Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy: A Pilot Study. J Forensic Sci 2015; 60:1488-94. [PMID: 26272718 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Evaluating traumatic axonal injury remains challenging in clinical and forensic sciences as its identification is difficult using routine diagnostic methods. This study used Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy to detect TAI within the corpus callosum in an animal model. Protein conformational analysis revealed significantly increased β-sheet and β-turn contents paralleled by a decrease in α-helix content at 24 h postinjury, while the antiparallel β-sheet content was decreased at 12 h postinjury. Compared with the control group, the lipid/protein ratio was significantly reduced in all of the injured groups. At 24 h postinjury, there were increases in the olefinic=CH and CH3 group of lipids accompanied by the decreased CH2 group, but the results at 12 and 72 h were contrary to that at 24 h. Our study showed that FTIRM could differentiate injured from normal white matter at different time points following TBI via examination of these infrared spectral parameters.
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- Ji Zhang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 74 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization, Key Laboratory of Evidence Science, China Univerisy of Political Science and Law, 116 Lugu Road, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Shenzhen Univeristy, 1688 Nanhai Road, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Cadd S, Islam M, Manson P, Bleay S. Fingerprint composition and aging: A literature review. Sci Justice 2015; 55:219-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Moret S, Spindler X, Lennard C, Roux C. Microscopic examination of fingermark residues: Opportunities for fundamental studies. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 255:28-37. [PMID: 26093907 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Despite significant ongoing research, a substantial proportion of latent fingermarks remain undetected in casework. Therefore, to improve existing detection techniques and to allow the development of new approaches, it is important to gain a better understanding of detection mechanisms rather than solely focusing on method formulations. As a starting point, it is crucial to gain a deeper understanding of the fingermark residue itself. Even if the chemical composition is reasonably well understood, little research has been reported on the physical aspects related to the deposition of fingermarks and their interactions with the environment and underlying substrates. This study aimed at exploring various techniques that can be used for the non-destructive visualisation of fingermarks before applying detection techniques. Both light and electron microscopy were investigated. Phase contrast imaging and environmental scanning electron microscopy, coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, proved to be essential tools for the study of latent fingermark deposits. These methods can be used to gather fundamental information that will add to our body of knowledge in this field.
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- Sébastien Moret
- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia
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- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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Muramoto S, Forbes TP, van Asten AC, Gillen G. Test Sample for the Spatially Resolved Quantification of Illicit Drugs on Fingerprints Using Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5444-50. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shin Muramoto
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1070, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1070, United States
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- Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Ministry of Security
and Justice, The Hague 1098 XH, The Netherlands
- van‘t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam
Center for Forensic Science and Medicine (CLHC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1070, United States
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