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Chem. Commun., 2008, 3513 - 3515, DOI: 10.1039/b808424f

Lawsone: a novel reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks on paper surfaces

Renee Jelly, Simon W. Lewis, Chris Lennard, Kieran F. Lim and Joseph Almog

Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) reacts with latent fingermark deposits on paper surfaces to yield purple-brown impressions of ridge details which are also photoluminescent; this compound represents the first in a completely new class of fingermark detection reagents.

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