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Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 25(50), p. 3341-3343, 2014
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc49577a
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Aqueous Nile blue: A simple, versatile and safe reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks
Journal article published in 2014 by
Amanda A. Frick,
Francesco Busetti,
Andrew Cross,
Simon W. Lewis 
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Abstract
Nile blue A in aqueous solution undergoes spontaneous hydrolysis to the photoluminescent compound Nile red. This reagent provides a simple and safe approach to the detection of latent fingermarks on porous and non-porous surfaces.