Hyperspectral imaging for non-contact analysis of forensic traces

GJ Edelman, E Gaston, TG Van Leeuwen… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) integrates conventional imaging and spectroscopy, to obtain
both spatial and spectral information from a specimen. This technique enables investigators …

Chemometrics in forensic science: approaches and applications

G Sauzier, W van Bronswijk, SW Lewis - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Forensic investigations are often reliant on physical evidence to reconstruct events
surrounding a crime. However, there remains a need for more objective approaches to …

A Raman “spectroscopic clock” for bloodstain age determination: the first week after deposition

KC Doty, G McLaughlin, IK Lednev - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2016 - Springer
Knowing the time since deposition (TSD) of an evidentiary bloodstain is highly desired in
forensics, yet it can be extremely complicated to accurately determine in practice. Although …

A new statistical approach for determining the crystallinity of heat-altered bone mineral from FTIR spectra

TJU Thompson, M Islam, M Bonniere - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013 - Elsevier
The crystallinity of bone mineral represents an established method of measuring heat-
induced change and is of importance to fields including material science, clinical science …

Hyperspectral imaging for the age estimation of blood stains at the crime scene

G Edelman, TG Van Leeuwen, MCG Aalders - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
The age estimation of blood stains can provide important information on the temporal
aspects of a crime. As previously shown, visible spectroscopy of blood stains can …

Identification and age estimation of blood stains on colored backgrounds by near infrared spectroscopy

G Edelman, V Manti, SM van Ruth… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Non-destructive identification and subsequent age estimation of blood stains are significant
steps in forensic casework. The latter can provide important information on the temporal …

Bloodstain age estimation through infrared spectroscopy and Chemometric models

R Kumar, K Sharma, V Sharma - Science & Justice, 2020 - Elsevier
The chemical profiling of bloodstains is essential to link the suspect with the crime. The
current study proposed a proof-of-concept methodology for the investigation of bloodstains …

Trends of chemometrics in bloodstain investigations

V Sharma, R Kumar - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The potential to ascertain the origin and aging of bloodstains have various important
applications in the forensic serological investigation. The individualization of bloodstain is …

Estimation of the age of human bloodstains under the simulated indoor and outdoor crime scene conditions by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

H Lin, Y Zhang, Q Wang, B Li, P Huang, Z Wang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Estimation of the age of human bloodstains is of great importance in forensic practices, but it
is a challenging task because of the lack of a well-accepted, reliable, and established …

In the pursuit of the holy grail of forensic science–Spectroscopic studies on the estimation of time since deposition of bloodstains

G Zadora, A Menżyk - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Bloodstains can serve as a source of high-value information, allowing for the reconstruction
of bloodshed events or identification of the sample donor. However, from the forensic …