@article {7091, title = {Application of nanoparticles for the enhancement of latent fingerprints}, journal = {Chem Commun (Camb)Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)}, number = {11}, year = {2007}, note = {MEDLINE AN 2007147255(Journal; Article; (JOURNAL ARTICLE))}, month = {2007///}, pages = {1142 - 4}, abstract = {Two different types of nanoparticles dissolved in organic solution, gold stabilized by n-alkanethiols and CdSe/ZnS stabilized by n-alkane-amine, adhere preferentially to the ridges of latent fingerprints; the gold deposits catalyze silver electroless deposition from "Silver Physical Developer" (Ag-PD), an aqueous solution containing silver colloids stabilized by cationic surfactants, to form dark impressions of the ridge details; the hydrophobic capped gold nanoparticles significantly improve the intensity and clarity of the developed prints compared with Ag-PD alone; finger marks treated with CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles can be viewed directly, due to their fluorescence under UV illumination.[on SciFinder (R)]}, isbn = {1359-7345}, author = {Sametband, Matias and Shweky, Itzhak and Banin, Uri and Mandler, Daniel and Almog, Joseph} }