The Recognition of Sweat Latent Fingerprints with Green-Emitting Carbon Dots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Chemicals and Apparatus
2.2. Synthesis of Green-Emissioned Carbon Dots (G-CDs)
2.3. Application in Latent Fingerprint Development
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. G-CDs Spectral Characterization and Application in Latent Fingerprint Development
3.1.1. UV-Vis Spectrum and Fluorescence Spectrum
3.1.2. Fingerprints Developed by Various QDs
3.2. The Optimization of Fingerprint Development in G-CDs Solution
3.2.1. Fingerprints on Various Substrates
3.2.2. Effect of pH
3.2.3. The Impact of Developing Time
3.3. Application of Actual Samples
3.3.1. Fingermarks Developed by G-CDs of Preserving Time
3.3.2. The Development of Water-Soaked Latent Fingerprint
3.3.3. Three-Dimensional Image of Fingerprint developed in the G-CDs Solution
3.4. Mechanism of Latent Fingerprints Development by G-CDs
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, D.; Ma, W.; Xiao, X. The Recognition of Sweat Latent Fingerprints with Green-Emitting Carbon Dots. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 612. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080612
Zhao D, Ma W, Xiao X. The Recognition of Sweat Latent Fingerprints with Green-Emitting Carbon Dots. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):612. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080612
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Dan, Wenting Ma, and Xincai Xiao. 2018. "The Recognition of Sweat Latent Fingerprints with Green-Emitting Carbon Dots" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 612. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080612