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Lee SY, Lim HS, Yie HY, Rhee KJ, Kim SM, Seo YI. A study on the estimation of area of origin of swing cast-off pattern. J Forensic Sci 2024; 69:1069-1074. [PMID: 38505991 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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In bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA), a field of forensic science, there has been active discussion on the estimation of the area of origin of impact spatter. However, there is no established methodology to quantitatively analyze the area of origin of a swing cast-off pattern. To quantitatively analyze the methodology of previous research on estimation of area of origin, a device for generating uniform swing cast-off patterns was produced. Using artificial blood, 10 swing cast-off patterns were generated on porous paper; in each, 10 blood drops were selected for the calculation of the impact angle. Hemospat software was used for individual bloodstain analysis, and an open source code was used for estimation of area of origin. Under the same conditions, an additional 10 swing cast-off patterns were generated, and quantitative analysis was performed using trigonometric functions and an adjustment formula that minimized errors in calculating the impact angle. The adjustment formula was corrected to calculate the impact angle for the bloodstains on the porous surface. As uncertainty decreases, the error increases, and the point at which both uncertainty and error can be minimized is calculated as 75%. The existing formula included the trajectory in the estimated likelihood range in 75% of samples. When the adjustment formula was applied, the accuracy was improved, with the trajectory included in the area with a 90% likelihood.
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- Sang-Yoon Lee
- Department of Forensic Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forensic Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Safety Division, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forensic Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Gangwon Provincial Police, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Safety Division, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Xiang S, Liu Y, Tang Q, Jin Y, Fan J, Chen L. Impinging blood droplets on different wettable surfaces: Impact phenomena, contact line motion, post-impact oscillation and dried stains. Sci Justice 2023; 63:517-528. [PMID: 37453784 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Understanding the underlying hydrodynamics of impinging blood droplets and finding out the physical parameters determining the bloodstain characteristics are of great importance in blood related forensic investigations. In this work, the impact of non-Newtonian blood droplets on solid surfaces ranging from lyophilic to superlyophobic was systematically investigated and compared to that of Newtonian droplets with a similar dynamic shear viscosity. We show that impinging blood droplets behave as low-viscosity Newtonian droplets in the short-time spreading, which is dominated by capillary and inertial forces, but their non-Newtonian viscoelasticity would notably affect the droplet retraction and post-impact oscillation occurring in large timescales. Whereas the strong liquid-solid adhesion and the non-Newtonian elongational viscosity hinder droplet recoiling and thus alter the impact phenomena on lyophobic and superlyophobic surfaces, the shear and elongational viscosities are coupled to result in higher damping coefficients of oscillating blood droplets after deposition, in comparison to that of impinging Newtonian droplets. The size of the dried bloodstain was found to be different from both the maximum spreading radius of the droplet that can reach during impact and the final radius of the deposited droplet after oscillation, and their correlations are highly dependent on the impact velocity and surface wettability. Moreover, the morphologic characteristics of the bloodstains would also be changed by varying either the impact velocity or the surface wettability. We envision that these findings can not only find applications in the bloodstain pattern analysis, but also provide useful information for medical diagnosis based on blood droplet test.
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- Shihan Xiang
- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chengdu Seventh People's Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
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Orr A, Wilson P, Stotesbury T. Alginate/xanthan gum hydrogels as forensic blood substitutes for bloodstain formation and analysis. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:3711-3722. [PMID: 37190902 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00341h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Understanding the behaviour of human blood outside of the body has important implications in forensic research, especially related to bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA). The design of forensic blood substitutes (FBSs) can provide many advantages, including the incorporation of multiple physiological components for use as safe and reliable materials for forensic applications. In this work, we present the design of synthetic alginate and xanthan gum-based hydrogels that contain electrosprayed microparticles (MPs) with and without crosslinked DNA. In addition to the MPs, the alginate/xanthan gum FBS materials include fillers to alter the physical appearance and fluid properties of the material. The optimized FBS consisted of alginate (1% w/v) and xanthan gum (5.0 × 10-3% w/v), 2 mM CaCl2, ferric citrate (0.5% w/v), magnesium silicate (0.25% w/v), Allura Red dye (2% w/v), 0.025% v/v Tween 20 and 9.5% v/v MPs. The FBS was tested in passive dripping experiments relevant to BPA scenarios at various impact angles. The spreading ratio (Ds/D0) was determined for 90° stains made on a paper surface and compared to bovine blood where the FBS was shown to simulate accurate and predictable spreading behaviour. In addition, we simulated other common BPA scenarios (e.g., impact patterns) and evidence processing potential. The FBS could be swabbed, and the DNA could be extracted, amplified, and genotyped analogous to human blood evidence. A stability test was also conducted which revealed a shelf-life of over 4 weeks where the material remains relevant to human blood at physiological temperature.
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- Amanda Orr
- Environmental and Life Sciences PhD Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, K9L 0G2, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
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- Biology Department, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, K9L 0G2, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, Forensic Science, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, L1G 0C5, ON, Canada
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Bonaccordo E, Spikmans V, Ebeyan R. Evaluation of digital panoramic images to support off-site bloodstain pattern analysis. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2022.2109729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Emma Bonaccordo
- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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Efstratiou M, Christy JRE, Bonn D, Sefiane K. Transition from Dendritic to Cell-like Crystalline Structures in Drying Droplets of Fetal Bovine Serum under the Influence of Temperature. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:4321-4331. [PMID: 35357835 PMCID: PMC9009182 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The desiccation of biofluid droplets leads to the formation of complex deposits which are morphologically affected by the environmental conditions, such as temperature. In this work, we examine the effect of substrate temperatures between 20 and 40 °C on the desiccation deposits of fetal bovine serum (FBS) droplets. The final dried deposits consist of different zones: a peripheral protein ring, a zone of protein structures, a protein gel, and a central crystalline zone. We focus on the crystalline zone showing that its morphological and topographical characteristics vary with substrate temperature. The area of the crystalline zone is found to shrink with increasing substrate temperature. Additionally, the morphology of the crystalline structures changes from dendritic at 20 °C to cell-like for substrate temperatures between 25 and 40 °C. Calculation of the thermal and solutal Bénard-Marangoni numbers shows that while thermal effects are negligible when drying takes place at 20 °C, for higher substrate temperatures (25-40 °C), both thermal and solutal convective effects manifest within the drying drops. Thermal effects dominate earlier in the evaporation process leading, we believe, to the development of instabilities and, in turn, to the formation of convective cells in the drying drops. Solutal effects, on the other hand, are dominant toward the end of drying, maintaining circulation within the cells and leading to crystallization of salts in the formed cells. The cell-like structures are considered to form because of the interplay between thermal and solutal convection during drying. Dendritic growth is associated with a thicker fluid layer in the crystalline zone compared to cell-like growth with thinner layers. For cell-like structures, we show that the number of cells increases and the area occupied by each cell decreases with temperature. The average distance between cells decreases linearly with substrate temperature.
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- Marina Efstratiou
- Division
of Pharmacy and Optometry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
- Institute
of Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Peter Guthrie
Tait Road, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, U.K.
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- Institute
of Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Peter Guthrie
Tait Road, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, U.K.
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute
of Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Peter Guthrie
Tait Road, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, U.K.
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Joris P, Jenar E, Moermans R, Voorde WVD, Vandermeulen D, Claes P. Bloodstain Impact Pattern Area of Origin Estimation Using Least-Squares Angles: A HemoVision Validation Study. Forensic Sci Int 2022; 333:111211. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Effect of Substrate Temperature on the Evaporative Behaviour and Desiccation Patterns of Foetal Bovine Serum Drops. COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids5040043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The drying of bio-fluid drops results in the formation of complex patterns, which are morphologically and topographically affected by environmental conditions including temperature. We examine the effect of substrate temperatures between 20 °C and 40 °C, on the evaporative dynamics and dried deposits of foetal bovine serum (FBS) drops. The deposits consist of four zones: a peripheral protein ring, a zone of protein structures, a protein gel, and a central crystalline zone. We investigate the link between the evaporative behaviour, final deposit volume, and cracking. Drops dried at higher substrate temperatures in the range of 20 °C to 35 °C produce deposits of lower final volume. We attribute this to a lower water content and a more brittle gel in the deposits formed at higher temperatures. However, the average deposit volume is higher for drops dried at 40 °C compared to drops dried at 35 °C, indicating protein denaturation. Focusing on the protein ring, we show that the ring volume decreases with increasing temperature from 20 °C to 35 °C, whereas the number of cracks increases due to faster water evaporation. Interestingly, for deposits of drops dried at 40 °C, the ring volume increases, but the number of cracks also increases, suggesting an interplay between water evaporation and increasing strain in the deposits due to protein denaturation.
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Home PH, Norman DG, Williams MA. Software for the trajectory analysis of blood-drops: A systematic review. Forensic Sci Int 2021; 328:110992. [PMID: 34571247 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Blood-drop trajectory analysis can provide investigators with retrospective information regarding the spatial positioning of an injured person. To assist with bloodstain pattern analysis, various commercially available software have been developed and deployed. A systematic review was conducted to understand the extent of experimental validation and applications of blood-drop trajectory analysis software to case work. Ninety-two sources between 1987 and 2020 were identified including peer-reviewed studies and commercial websites. Thirty-four of these were validation studies, of which, only two involved impact patterns generated from greater than 1 m from the main target surface. Fifteen software were identified during this review with six documented to have been applied in casework. The reviewed software do not appear to fully satisfy relevant forensic validation criteria, based on publicly available literature. In some cases, software underwent limited experimental validation prior to real-world application with subsequent references to this in later literature. This review provides forensic investigators and bloodstain pattern analysts with a comprehensive overview of all available software options, knowledge of the extent of research into validating these techniques and highlights documented applications of these software in criminal cases.
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- Patrick H Home
- University of Warwick, 6 Lord Bhattacharyya Way, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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- University of Warwick, 6 Lord Bhattacharyya Way, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- University of Warwick, 6 Lord Bhattacharyya Way, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Yoon I, Shin S. Computational study on dynamic behavior during droplet-particle interaction. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Charles CA, Louhichi A, Ramos L, Ligoure C. Viscoelasticity and elastocapillarity effects in the impact of drops on a repellent surface. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:5829-5837. [PMID: 34037061 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00438g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We investigate freely expanding viscoelastic sheets. The sheets are produced by the impact of drops on a quartz plate covered with a thin layer of liquid nitrogen that suppresses shear viscous dissipation as a result of the cold Leidenfrost effect. The time evolution of the sheet is simultaneously recorded from top and side views using high-speed cameras. The investigated viscoelastic fluids are Maxwell fluids, which are characterized by low elastic moduli, and relaxation times that vary over almost two orders of magnitude, thus giving access to a large spectrum of viscoelastic and elastocapillary effects. For the purposes of comparison, Newtonian fluids, with viscosity varying over three orders of magnitude, are also investigated. In this study, dmax, the maximal expansion of the sheets, and tmax the time to reach this maximal expansion from the time at impact, are measured as a function of the impact velocity. By using a generalized damped harmonic oscillator model, we rationalize the role of capillarity, bulk elasticity and viscous dissipation in the expansion dynamics of all investigated samples. In the model, the spring constant is a combination of the surface tension and the bulk dynamic elastic modulus. The time-varying damping coefficient is associated to biaxial extensional viscous dissipation and is proportional to the dynamic loss modulus. For all samples, we find that the model reproduces accurately the experimental data for dmax and tmax.
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- Carole-Ann Charles
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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Smith FR, Nicloux C, Brutin D. A new forensic tool to date human blood pools. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8598. [PMID: 32451419 PMCID: PMC7248111 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65465-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Courtrooms are asking for reliable scientific evidence in order to prevent wrongful convictions. Thus, a more rigorous approach to forensic science approved by scientific methods is promoted. The study of human blood dynamics in the context of forensic science is becoming a widespread research topic, although the physics behind wetting and drying of blood is not completely understood. Based on the morphological changes of drying blood pools, the following work presents a patentable method to quantitatively date these blood pools for forensic purposes. As for drying drops of blood, cracking patterns are observed but they are more disordered. Similar disordered crack patterns are observed in the case of gels, their evaporation process is, therefore, presented since this topic has been thoroughly investigated. We aim to find reliable patterns that could give information concerning the evolution of a blood pool over time to lead to practical application of this knowledge. An empirical model is established between final dried blood patterns and the generating mechanism, yielding application in bloodstain pattern analysis for forensic investigations.
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- F R Smith
- Aix-Marseille University, IUSTI UMR CNRS 7343, 13007, Marseille, France.
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- Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale, 95300 Pontoise, France, Cergy, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, IUSTI UMR CNRS 7343, 13007, Marseille, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75231, Paris, France
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Han J, Kim W, Bae C, Lee D, Shin S, Nam Y, Lee C. Contact time on curved superhydrophobic surfaces. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:043108. [PMID: 32422796 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.043108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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When a water drop impinges on a flat superhydrophobic surface, it bounces off the surface after a certain dwelling time, which is determined by the Rayleigh inertial-capillary timescale. Recent works have demonstrated that this dwelling time (i.e., contact time) is modified on curved superhydrophobic surfaces, as the drop asymmetrically spreads over the surface. However, the contact time on the curved surfaces still remains poorly understood, while no successful physical model for the contact time has been proposed. Here, we propose that the asymmetric spreading on the curved surface is driven by either the Coanda effect or inertia depending on the ratio of the drop diameter to the curvature diameter. Then, based on scaling analysis, we develop the contact time model that successfully predicts the contact time measured under a wide range of experiment conditions such as different impact velocities and curvature diameters. We believe that our results illuminate the underlying mechanism for the asymmetric spreading over the curved surface, while the proposed contact time model can be utilized for the design of superhydrophobic surfaces for various thermal applications, where the thermal exchange between the surface and the water drop occurs via a direct physical contact.
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- Jeonghoon Han
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and System Design Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul 04066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and System Design Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul 04066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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Laan N, Compain C, Seyve L, Polack B, Nicloux C, Caton F. The influence of coagulation on the drying dynamics of blood pools. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 305:110008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Rossi M, Marin A, Kähler CJ. Interfacial flows in sessile evaporating droplets of mineral water. Phys Rev E 2019; 100:033103. [PMID: 31639903 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.100.033103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Liquid flow in sessile evaporating droplets of ultrapure water typically results from two main contributions: a capillary flow pushing the liquid toward the contact line from the bulk and a thermal Marangoni flow pulling the drop free surface toward the summit. Current analytical and numerical models are in good qualitative agreement with experimental observations; however, they overestimate the interfacial velocity values by two to three orders of magnitude. This discrepancy is generally ascribed to contamination of the water samples with nonsoluble surfactants; however, an experimental confirmation of this assumption has not yet been provided. In this work, we show that a small "ionic contamination" can cause a significant effect in the flow pattern inside the droplet. To provide the proof, we compare the flow in evaporating droplets of ultrapure water with commercially available bottled water of different mineralization levels. Mineral waters are bottled at natural springs, are microbiologically pure, and contain only traces of minerals (as well as traces of other possible contaminants), and therefore one would expect a slower interfacial flow as the amount of "contaminants" increase. Surprisingly, our results show that the magnitude of the interfacial flow is practically the same for mineral waters with low content of minerals as that of ultrapure water. However, for waters with larger content of minerals, the interfacial flow tends to slow down due to the presence of ionic concentration gradients. Our results show a much more complex scenario than it has been typically suspected and therefore a deeper and more comprehensive analysis of the huge differences between numerical models and experiments is necessary.
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- Massimiliano Rossi
- Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, Bundeswehr University Munich, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
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- Physics of Fluids, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, Bundeswehr University Munich, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
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Adam CD. Experimental and theoretical studies into the release of blood droplets from weapon tips. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 303:109934. [PMID: 31479816 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The formation and release under gravity of blood droplets from simulated weapon tips has been investigated experimentally and the results analysed and interpreted using established theoretical models for detached pendent drops. Droplets were produced from a series of conical nozzles, manufactured with a range of cone angles and including a set of un-bored conical tips, under conditions where the tip was either non-wetted or pre-wetted with blood. For the former, radius-limited case, detached droplet volumes were found to agree well with the predictions of both the pendent drop weight and drop shape models. For pre-wetted tips, droplet volumes were found to increase with increasing cone angle and to be independent of whether the blood flow was through an orifice at the tip or across the tip surface itself for un-bored tips. Such angle-limited, detached droplet volumes were predicted well by applying the same contact angle correction factor as for a flat surface. The maximum droplet volume, formed from a horizontal flat surface, was found to be around 150μL for horse blood. Similar theoretical approaches were then extended to droplets released under centrifugal force appropriate to swing cast-off activity and evaluated using previously published experimental data. Order of magnitude agreement for droplet diameters was fairly good but, more importantly, these were found to be proportional to the inverse of the tangential velocity thereby supporting a model where the blood droplet is released directly from a blood mass itself, such as a ligament, rather than from being pinned to some surface feature or orifice on the weapon. This work provides a sound theoretical and experimental understanding of blood droplet release under these conditions that can underpin both future research and the interpretation of blood evidence in case-work.
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- Craig D Adam
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK.
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van den Berge M, de Vries FG, van der Scheer M, Sijen T, Meijrink L. Determining how diluted bloodstains were derived: Inferring distinctive characteristics and formulating a guideline. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 302:109918. [PMID: 31421437 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In forensic settings, diluted bloodstains are regularly encountered for example when bloodstains are mixed with tap-/rainwater, after deliberate cleaning attempts, or when blood is dropped on a wet surface such as a towel. Such diluted bloodstain scenarios can be subdivided into sequences of events in which a blood drop was either (1) readily diluted (a mixture of blood and water is deposited); (2) deposited on a surface that was readily moistened (first water, then blood) or (3) deposited and subsequently moistened (first blood, then water). Current bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) lacks data and tools to distinguish these three ways of derivation of a diluted bloodstain that vary in the sequence of deposition of blood and water on textile. In this study, 880 bloodstains were examined for characteristics that can be used to determine the derivation of diluted bloodstains. A guideline to assist BPA-analysts in interpreting diluted bloodstains was extracted. The added value of this guideline was confirmed by conducting two surveys: one survey with and one without the guideline. A third survey confirmed that the characteristics also function on a broader range of textile types that have different weave and knit styles. This guideline can aid BPA-experts to determine, in an objective way, how diluted bloodstains derived which can aid in determining which activities took place at a crime scene.
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- M van den Berge
- Department of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Traces, Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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Comiskey P, Yarin A, Attinger D. Implications of two backward blood spatter models based on fluid dynamics for bloodstain pattern analysis. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 301:299-305. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Attinger D. Charts based on millions of fluid dynamics simulations provide a simple tool to estimate how far from its source a specific blood stain can be found. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 298:97-105. [PMID: 30889539 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The bloodstain pattern analyst sometimes has to judge if a given stain could originate from a specific location. A wide range of values of the maximum distance that a blood drop can travel have been reported from experiments, ranging from less than one meter to more than 10 m. Here we formulate the problem in a fluid dynamics and data mining framework. The fluid dynamics is solved with Newton's classical equation of motion coupled with well-established models for the gravity and drag forces that bend the trajectories of drops. The parameters screened are the drop size, initial velocity and launch angle, as well as the height of a blood source and the ceiling height. Combining a wide range of values of those five parameters commended the performance of more than 5 million fluid dynamic simulations. Results of these simulations have been searched and mined for parameters directly measurable on a crime scene, such as the stain size and stain ellipticity. The results are presented in simple, easy to use charts, which do not require any knowledge of fluid dynamics from the analyst.
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- Daniel Attinger
- Iowa State University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Determining the region of origin of blood spatter patterns considering fluid dynamics and statistical uncertainties. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 298:323-331. [PMID: 30974388 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Trajectory reconstruction in bloodstain pattern analysis is currently performed by assuming that blood drop trajectories are straight along directions inferred from stain inspection. Recently, several attempts have been made at reconstructing ballistic trajectories backwards, considering the effects of gravity and drag forces. Here, we propose a method to reconstruct the region of origin of impact blood spatter patterns that considers fluid dynamics and statistical uncertainties. The fluid dynamics relies on defining for each stain a range of physically possible trajectories, based on known physics of how drops deform, both in flight and upon slanted impact. Statistical uncertainties are estimated and propagated along the calculations, and a probabilistic approach is used to determine the region of origin as a volume most compatible with the backward trajectories. A publicly available data set of impact spatter patterns on a vertical wall with various impactor velocities and distances to target is used to test the model and evaluate its robustness, precision, and accuracy. Results show that the proposed method allows reconstruction of bloodletting events with distances between the wall and blood source larger than ∼1 m. The uncertainty of the method is determined, and its dependency on the distance between the blood source and the wall is characterized. Causes of error and uncertainty are discussed. The proposed method allows the consideration of stains indicating impact velocities that point downwards, which are typically not used for determining the height of the origin. Based on the proposed method, two practical recommendations on crime scene documentation are drawn.
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Surface coatings including fingerprint residues can significantly alter the size and shape of bloodstains. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 295:189-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Flight C, Jones M, Ballantyne KN. Determination of the maximum distance blood spatter travels from a vertical impact. Forensic Sci Int 2018; 293:27-36. [PMID: 30391666 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bloodstain evidence can be very powerful evidence in assault related crimes. Determination of the distance that blood droplets may travel as a result of an impact into liquid blood may be of significance to corroborate or disprove a version of events, provide likely scenarios, or help determine the culpability of a person in determining their proximity to the blood shedding event. It was the aim of this research to determine the potential maximum distance blood droplets travel horizontally following a vertical impact into liquid blood. A custom apparatus was designed and constructed to replicate a vertical impact of a timber weapon, rotating on a fixed axis at one end, striking a pool of liquid blood. The device was positioned at three different levels of elevation to replicate an impact to the head of a person near ground level, a seated or kneeling height and standing height. Overall, the results indicated that the application of kinetic energy of between 1 and 5J at a height of 1780mm led to the blood droplets travelling a maximum horizontal distance of 5361mm (and average maximum distance of 4981mm). The horizontal distance blood droplets may travel upon impact does not appear to follow a linear trend with differing kinetic energy, but is affected by the applied force and release height in a curvilinear relationship. The results provide a valuable tool to bloodstain pattern analysts and investigators in determining search zones within a scene, as well as providing information about the proximity of an individual to an impact event.
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- Chris Flight
- Office of the Chief Forensic Scientist, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia.
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- Biological Services Group, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia
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- Office of the Chief Forensic Scientist, Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia
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Seok AE, Lee J, Lee YR, Lee YJ, Kim HJ, Ihm C, Sung HJ, Hyun SH, Kang HG. Estimation of Age of Bloodstains by Mass-Spectrometry: A Metabolomic Approach. Anal Chem 2018; 90:12431-12441. [PMID: 30350957 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bloodstains are common evidence in crime scenes, containing significant information, including genetic information. Although efforts have been made to reliably determine the time of incident by analyzing the elapsed time of the bloodstain, there has been limited success. To identify candidate metabolites in bloodstains over time, we prepared bloodstain samples using filter paper and analyzed the metabolites by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS)/MS over a 21-day period. Using Venn diagrams and by multivariate analysis, we selected 62 candidate molecular features. We found by partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) that the group can be classified with an accuracy of 75.0%, and the R2 and Q2 values were 0.7513 and 0.6998, respectively. Five metabolites were successfully identified based on candidate molecular features. The level of two metabolites, l-tryptophan and ergothioneine, decreased with time. The concentration of candidate metabolites that we propose reliably increased or decreased with time, thus, enabling the measurement of elapsed time of the bloodstain. This study is the first to identify markers used to analyze the elapsed time of bloodstains through metabolomics analysis.
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- Ae Eun Seok
- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences , Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do 13135 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine , Eulji University Hospital , Daejeon , 35233 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences , Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do 13135 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, BK21 Plus Program, Graduate School , Eulji University , Daejeon , 34824 , Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences , Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do 13135 , Republic of Korea
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de Goede TC, Laan N, de Bruin KG, Bonn D. Effect of Wetting on Drop Splashing of Newtonian Fluids and Blood. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:5163-5168. [PMID: 29235874 PMCID: PMC6150737 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We investigate the impact velocity beyond which the ejection of smaller droplets from the main droplet (splashing) occurs for droplets of different liquids impacting different smooth surfaces. We examine its dependence on the surface wetting properties and droplet surface tension. We show that the splashing velocity is independent of the wetting properties of the surface but increases roughly linearly with increasing surface tension of the liquid. A preexisting splashing model and simplification are considered that predict the splashing velocity by incorporating the air viscosity. Both the splashing model and simplification give a good prediction of the splashing velocity for each surface and liquid, demonstrating the robustness of the splashing model. We also show that the splashing model can also predict the splashing velocity of blood, a shear-thinning fluid.
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- T. C. de Goede
- Van
der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
- E-mail: (T.C.d.G.)
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- Van
der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Van
der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Netherlands
Forensic Institute, Laan
van Ypenburg 6, 2497 GB The Hague, Netherlands
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- Van
der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
- E-mail: (D.B.)
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Agrawal P, Barnet L, Attinger D. Bloodstains on woven fabric: Simulations and experiments for quantifying the uncertainty on the impact and directional angles. Forensic Sci Int 2017; 278:240-252. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chen L, Li L, Li Z, Zhang K. Submillimeter-Sized Bubble Entrapment and a High-Speed Jet Emission during Droplet Impact on Solid Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:7225-7230. [PMID: 28661691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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When a droplet impacts a solid surface, the entrapment of a submillimeter-sized bubble and the emission of a high speed jet can be observed at low impact velocities. In this work, we show that bubble entrapment occurs only on sufficiently hydrophobic surfaces within a narrow range of impact velocities. The bubble is entrapped on hydrophobic surfaces, whereas it is trapped into the top of the droplet on superhydrophobic surfaces. The collapse of the air cavity formed during droplet impact, which is dominated by inertia and influenced by surface wettability, is the cause of the bubble entrapment. The velocity of liquid jets emitted after cavity collapse for drop impact with and without bubble entrapment scales with their sizes according to different power laws, which is explained by simple scaling analyses.
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- Longquan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Applied Mechanics and Structure Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, and School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology , 100094 Beijing, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen , Büsgenweg 4, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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Comiskey PM, Yarin AL, Attinger D. High-speed video analysis of forward and backward spattered blood droplets. Forensic Sci Int 2017; 276:134-141. [PMID: 28535429 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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High-speed videos of blood spatter due to a gunshot taken by the Ames Laboratory Midwest Forensics Resource Center (MFRC) [1] are analyzed. The videos used in this analysis were focused on a variety of targets hit by a bullet which caused either forward, backward, or both types of blood spatter. The analysis process utilized particle image velocimetry (PIV) and particle analysis software to measure drop velocities as well as the distributions of the number of droplets and their respective side view area. The results of this analysis revealed that the maximal velocity in the forward spatter can be about 47±5m/s and for the backward spatter - about 24±8m/s. Moreover, our measurements indicate that the number of droplets produced is larger in forward spatter than it is in backward spatter. In the forward and backward spatter the droplet area in the side-view images is approximately the same. The upper angles of the close-to-cone domain in which droplets are issued in forward and backward spatter are, 27±9° and 57±7°, respectively, whereas the lower angles of the close-to-cone domain are 28±12° and 30±18°, respectively. The inclination angle of the bullet as it penetrates the target is seen to play a large role in the directional preference of the spattered blood. Also, muzzle gases, bullet impact angle, as well as the aerodynamic wake of the bullet are seen to greatly influence the flight of the droplets. The intent of this investigation is to provide a quantitative basis for current and future research on bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) of either forward or backward blood spatter due to a gunshot.
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- P M Comiskey
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2529 Union Dr., Ames, IA 60011-1210, USA
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Sathiyamoorthy K, Strohm EM, Kolios MC. Low-power noncontact photoacoustic microscope for bioimaging applications. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2017; 22:46001. [PMID: 28384702 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.4.046001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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An inexpensive noncontact photoacoustic (PA) imaging system using a low-power continuous wave laser and a kilohertz-range microphone has been developed. The system operates in both optical and PA imaging modes and is designed to be compatible with conventional optical microscopes. Aqueous coupling fluids are not required for the detection of the PA signals; air is used as the coupling medium. The main component of the PA system is a custom designed PA imaging sensor that consists of an air-filled sample chamber and a resonator chamber that isolates a standard kilohertz frequency microphone from the input laser. A sample to be examined is placed on the glass substrate inside the chamber. A laser focused to a small spot by a 40 × objective onto the substrate enables generation of PA signals from the sample. Raster scanning the laser over the sample with micrometer-sized steps enables high-resolution PA images to be generated. A lateral resolution of 1.37 ?? ? m was achieved in this proof of concept study, which can be further improved using a higher numerical aperture objective. The application of the system was investigated on a red blood cell, with a noise-equivalent detection sensitivity of 43,887 hemoglobin molecules ( 72.88 × 10 ? 21 ?? mol or 72.88 zeptomol). The minimum pressure detectable limit of the system was 19.1 ?? ? Pa . This inexpensive, compact noncontact PA sensor is easily integrated with existing commercial optical microscopes, enabling optical and PA imaging of the same sample. Applications include forensic measurements, blood coagulation tests, and monitoring the penetration of drugs into human membrane.
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- Krishnan Sathiyamoorthy
- Ryerson University, Department of Physics, Toronto, Ontario, CanadabInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), Ryerson University and St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadacKeenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ryerson University, Department of Physics, Toronto, Ontario, CanadabInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), Ryerson University and St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadacKeenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ryerson University, Department of Physics, Toronto, Ontario, CanadabInstitute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), Ryerson University and St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadacKeenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hong S, Kim C, Jeon S, Lee E. Preparation of Artificial Blood from the Extract of Legume Root Nodules, and the Creation of Artificial Latent Fingermarks in Blood Using Artificial Blood . J Forensic Sci 2017; 63:234-238. [PMID: 28271501 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Distribution of homogeneous fingermarks in blood is essential for conducting proficiency tests in forensic science. Hence, the artificial blood was prepared using the root nodule extract of Glycine max plants. The reactivity of the artificial blood with widely used human blood detection reagents was tested. Artificial latent fingermarks in blood were printed using an inkjet cartridge case filled with artificial blood solution. The artificial latent fingermarks in blood were developed with amino acid-sensitive reagents and could obtain development as prominent as the image of the master fingermark saved on the computer. Therefore, it has been confirmed that the extract of legume root nodules can be used as artificial blood, and the artificial blood can be used for the preparation of artificial latent fingermarks or footmarks in blood.
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- Sungwook Hong
- Graduate School of Forensic Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Forensic Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Forensic Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Forensic Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea
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Zhao B, Wang X, Zhang K, Chen L, Deng X. Impact of Viscous Droplets on Superamphiphobic Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:144-151. [PMID: 27966980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The impact of a liquid droplet on a solid surface is one of the most common phenomena in nature and frequently encountered in numerous technological processes. Despite the significant progress on understanding the droplet impact phenomenon over the past century, the impact dynamics, especially the coupling effects between the properties of a liquid and surface wettability on the impact process, is still poorly understood. In this work, we experimentally investigated the impact of viscous droplets on superamphiphobic surfaces, with the viscosity of liquids ranging from 0.89 to 150 mPa s. We showed that an increase in liquid viscosity will slow down the impact process and cause bouncing droplets to rebound lower and fewer times. The critical impact velocity, above which droplets can rebound from the superamphiphobic surface, was found to linearly increase with the liquid viscosity. We also showed that the maximum spreading factor increases with Weber number or Reynolds number but decreases with the liquid viscosity. Scaling analyses based on energy conservation were carried out to explain these findings, and they were found to be in good agreement with our experimental results.
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- Binyu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Applied Mechanics and Structure Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu 610031, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology , Dongguan 523808, China
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- Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen , Büsgenweg 4, Göttingen D-37077, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Applied Mechanics and Structure Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu 610031, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054, China
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Laan N, Smith F, Nicloux C, Brutin D. Morphology of drying blood pools. Forensic Sci Int 2016; 267:104-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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