New Method for Trace Detection of Explosives from Fingerprints Uses Nanoextraction and Open Air Analysis
February 19, 2015, Peabody, MA -- With the increased frequency in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), there is a growing need for crime scene investigators to rapidly detect minute traces of explosive materials as well as link the devices to a person of interest. Whenever a latent fingerprint is found at the scene, most analytical techniques would involve use of a swab to take a sample, destroying the fingerprint in the process, ...