Raman spectroscopic signature of semen and its potential application to forensic body fluid identification

K Virkler, IK Lednev - Forensic science international, 2009 - Elsevier
A great potential of Raman spectroscopy for non-destructive, confirmatory identification of
body fluids at the crime scene has been reported recently (Virkler and Lednev, Forensic Sci …

Raman spectroscopy offers great potential for the nondestructive confirmatory identification of body fluids

K Virkler, IK Lednev - Forensic Science International, 2008 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy was used to compare body fluids commonly found at crime scenes in a
nondestructive manner. The dry traces of semen, vaginal fluid, sweat, saliva, and blood were …

Advanced statistical analysis of Raman spectroscopic data for the identification of body fluid traces: semen and blood mixtures

V Sikirzhytski, A Sikirzhytskaya, IK Lednev - Forensic science international, 2012 - Elsevier
Conventional confirmatory biochemical tests used in the forensic analysis of body fluid
traces found at a crime scene are destructive and not universal. Recently, we reported on …

Raman spectroscopic method for semen identification: Azoospermia

MA Fikiet, IK Lednev - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
Semen evidence can be of critical importance in assault cases. In the past, semen
confirmatory tests relied solely on the presence of sperm. However, current semen tests rely …

Discriminant analysis of Raman spectra for body fluid identification for forensic purposes

V Sikirzhytski, K Virkler, IK Lednev - Sensors, 2010 - mdpi.com
Detection and identification of blood, semen and saliva stains, the most common body fluids
encountered at a crime scene, are very important aspects of forensic science today. This …

Forensic body fluid identification: the Raman spectroscopic signature of saliva

K Virkler, IK Lednev - Analyst, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The potential use of Raman spectroscopy for nondestructive, confirmatory identification of
body fluids at the crime scene has been reported recently (Virkler and Lednev, Forensic Sci …

Multidimensional Raman spectroscopic signatures as a tool for forensic identification of body fluid traces: a review

V Sikirzhytski, A Sikirzhytskaya, IK Lednev - Applied spectroscopy, 2011 - opg.optica.org
The analysis of body fluid traces during forensic investigations is a critical step in
determining the key details of a crime. Several confirmatory and presumptive biochemical …

In Situ Identification of Semen Stains on Common Substrates via Raman Spectroscopy,,

G McLaughlin, IK Lednev - Journal of forensic sciences, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The spectroscopic identification of body fluids in situ is a major objective in forensic science.
This approach offers the confirmatory, nondestructive, rapid, and on‐scene identification of …

Race differentiation based on Raman spectroscopy of semen traces for forensic purposes

CK Muro, IK Lednev - Analytical chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
Several novel methods to determine externally visible characteristics of body fluid donors
have been developed in recent years. These tests can help forensic investigators make …

Determining gender by Raman spectroscopy of a bloodstain

A Sikirzhytskaya, V Sikirzhytski, IK Lednev - Analytical chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
The development of novel methods for forensic science is a constantly growing area of
modern analytical chemistry. Raman spectroscopy is one of a few analytical techniques …