Functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles for fingermark detection

Moret, S; Bécue, A; Champod, C

Functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles for fingermark detection

Moret, S

Bécue, A Champod, C

Permalink

Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Forensic Science International, 2016, 259 pp. 10 - 18
Issue Date:: 2016-02-01

Open Access

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Open Access

This item is open access.

Adobe PDF

Download Accepted Manuscript VersionAdobe PDF (1.62 MB)

View on publisher's site

View statistics

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Moret, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-4697	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bécue, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Champod, C	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:08:37Z
dc.date.issued	2016-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Forensic Science International, 2016, 259 pp. 10 - 18	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0379-0738	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/59561
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Over the past decade, the use of nanotechnology for fingermark detection has been attracting a lot of attention. A substantial number of nanoparticle types has thus been studied and applied with varying success. However, despite all efforts, few publications present clear supporting evidence of their superiority over standard and commonly used techniques. This paper focuses on a rarely studied type of nanoparticles that regroups all desired properties for effective fingermark detection: silicon oxide. These nanoparticles offer optical and surface properties that can be tuned to provide optimal detection. This study explores their potential as a new method for fingermark detection.Detection conditions, outer functionalisations and optical properties were optimised and a first evaluation of the technique is presented. Dye-doped silicon oxide nanoparticles were assessed against a one-step luminescent cyanoacrylate. Both techniques were compared on natural fingermarks from three donors collected on four different non-porous substrates. On average, the two techniques performed similarly but silicon oxide detected marks with a better homogeneity and was less affected by donor inter-variability. The technique remains to be further optimised and yet silicon oxide nanoparticles already show great promises for effective fingermark detection.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Forensic Science International	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.11.015	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Oxides	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Silicon Compounds	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dermatoglyphics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sensitivity and Specificity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Luminescence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nanoparticles	en_US
dc.title	Functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles for fingermark detection	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	259	en_US
utslib.for	039902 Forensic Chemistry	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	259	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Over the past decade, the use of nanotechnology for fingermark detection has been attracting a lot of attention. A substantial number of nanoparticle types has thus been studied and applied with varying success. However, despite all efforts, few publications present clear supporting evidence of their superiority over standard and commonly used techniques. This paper focuses on a rarely studied type of nanoparticles that regroups all desired properties for effective fingermark detection: silicon oxide. These nanoparticles offer optical and surface properties that can be tuned to provide optimal detection. This study explores their potential as a new method for fingermark detection.Detection conditions, outer functionalisations and optical properties were optimised and a first evaluation of the technique is presented. Dye-doped silicon oxide nanoparticles were assessed against a one-step luminescent cyanoacrylate. Both techniques were compared on natural fingermarks from three donors collected on four different non-porous substrates. On average, the two techniques performed similarly but silicon oxide detected marks with a better homogeneity and was less affected by donor inter-variability. The technique remains to be further optimised and yet silicon oxide nanoparticles already show great promises for effective fingermark detection.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/59561