The methods for perpetrating forgery and alteration of documents are becoming increasingly
more sophisticated. Forensic examinations of questioned documents routinely involve …

Abstract During the last years (2000–2014), many publications concerning the forensic
analysis of questioned documents have been published, and new techniques and …

Revised and expanded to reflect the most recent innovations in the field, The Scientific
Examination of Documents, Fourth Edition is a handy, accessible volume detailing current …

The ink of pens and ink extracted from lines on white photocopier paper of 10 blue ballpoint
pens were subjected to ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy, infrared (IR), and high …

The present research is focused on the analysis of writing inks using destructive UV–Vis
spectroscopy (dissolution of ink by the solvent) and non-destructive diffuse reflectance UV …

Using easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (EASI-MS), fast and non-
destructive fingerprinting identification and aging of ballpoint pen ink writings have been …

Abstract In the Questioned Document, the examination of ink is crucial scientific evidence to
discern the difference between genuine and forged documents. The document examination …

Surface analysis by ToF-SIMS analysis of ballpoint pen ink markings was performed for
discrimination. ToF-SIMS provided non-destructive analysis of ink's organic and inorganic …

In the present work, fifty seven blue ballpoint pen ink samples were characterized by
Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR–FTIR) and …

A novel analytical approach based on paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) is developed
for a fast and effective forensic analysis of inks in documents. Ink writings made in ordinary …