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Figure 6.1 N<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>/ZnCl 2 vs. n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>/InCl 3 f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t photolum<strong>in</strong>escence<br />

development.<br />

various fluorescent dust<strong>in</strong>g powders had been developed. 2 Dye sta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, first<br />

demonstrated <strong>in</strong> 1976, 1 came <strong>in</strong>to its own <strong>in</strong> the early 1980s <strong>in</strong> concert with<br />

cyanoacrylate ester fum<strong>in</strong>g. 3 This sta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g is today one of the most successful<br />

photolum<strong>in</strong>escence procedures for detection of f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts on smooth surfaces,<br />

regardless of the age of the f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t. Numerous sta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g dyes can be<br />

employed. The post-treatment of n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>-developed latent f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts by<br />

z<strong>in</strong>c chloride, first reported <strong>in</strong> 1982, 4 made f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts on porous items<br />

(mostly paper) tractable as well, and is today quite rout<strong>in</strong>e. Sensitivity<br />

improvements to this procedure, <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong> analogs, notably<br />

benzo(f )n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong> 5 and 5-methoxyn<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong> 6 followed. The z<strong>in</strong>c chloride<br />

post-treatment of n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>-processed f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts was until very recently<br />

unsurpassed <strong>in</strong> terms of the <strong>in</strong>tensity of the obta<strong>in</strong>ed photolum<strong>in</strong>escence.<br />

However, recent work carried out <strong>in</strong> Japan has identified <strong>in</strong>dium chloride as<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g superior. 7 The InCl 3 is used <strong>in</strong> the same way as ZnCl 2. Figure 6.1 depicts<br />

an example of the comparison of ZnCl 2 vs. InCl 3 treatment of a n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>processed<br />

f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t. More <strong>in</strong>tense lum<strong>in</strong>escence can be obta<strong>in</strong>ed with GaCl 3<br />

because Ga has a lower atomic number than In. However, GaCl 3 reacts fairly<br />

violently with water (which occurs <strong>in</strong> methanol that has been exposed to<br />

ambient air). Thus, GaCl 3 is not as practical as InCl 3. Diazafluore-9-one is a<br />

relatively recent reagent that can be used <strong>in</strong>stead of n<strong>in</strong>hydr<strong>in</strong>/z<strong>in</strong>c chloride. 8<br />

It is now rout<strong>in</strong>ely employed <strong>in</strong> a number of crime laboratories. With the<br />

above procedures, and a number of others for special situations, 9 photolum<strong>in</strong>escence<br />

detection of f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts has assumed a prom<strong>in</strong>ent place worldwide<br />

as a major rout<strong>in</strong>e methodology. Photolum<strong>in</strong>escence detection of latent

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