Citation

Sermon PA, Worsley MP, Cheng Y, Courtney L, Shinar-Bush V, Ruzimuradov O, Hopwood AJ, Edwards MR, Gashi B, Harrison D, Xu Y. Forensic Sci. Int. 2012; 221(1-3): 131-136.

Affiliation

Nanomaterials Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.021

PMID

22608265

Abstract

Surface coatings that can help deter and solve gun crime are described. These nanoengineered coatings have been applied and evaluated on brass cartridge cases, where they increase associative forensic evidence through nanotag donation to the handler and the retention of handler's DNA. In future we expect this approach to be used for other surfaces and conditions.

Language: en