The compatibility of fingerprint visualization techniques with immunolabeling
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Immunofluorescent Labeling in Nasal Mucosa Tissue Sections of Allergic Rhinitis Rats via Multicolor Immunoassay
Published on: September 22, 2023
Annemieke van Dam1, Maurice C G Aalders, Ton G van Leeuwen
1Biomedical Engineering and Physics, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Annemieke.vandam@gmail.com
Abstract:
The chemical composition of a fingermark potentially holds a wealth of information about the fingermark donor, which can be extracted by immunolabeling. Immunolabeling can be used to detect specific components in fingermarks; however, to be applicable in the forensic field, it should be compatible with commonly used fingerprint visualization techniques. In this study, the compatibility of immunolabeling with two different fingerprint visualization techniques, magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, was investigated on fingermarks deposited on glass and on nitrocellulose membranes. With dermcidin as antigen of interest, immunolabeling was performed successfully on all developed fingermarks. We can conclude that immunolabeling is compatible with magnetic powdering and ninhydrin staining, which can be of great forensic value.
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