14 research outputs found
Development of analytical method useful for inkjet printing inks discrimination for forensic purpose with the use of capillary electrophoresis
Extraction of colour inkjet printing inks from printouts for forensic purpose
The ability to differentiate between inkjet printing inks is of great interest in document examination. The aim of this
work was to develop a procedure for effective ink extraction so that the ink could be reliably analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. Conditions such as type and composition of extracting mixtures, as well as duration of extraction and sonication procedures were taken into consideration. A set of different agents was used to extract inks of inkjet printers produced by Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Brother, Epson and Lexmark. Extraction efficiency was examined visually and then
by means of UV/Vis spectrometry. It was ascertained that the most promising extracting agents are mixtures of borate
buffer with SDS and with acetonitrile, or alternatively with methanol, which are both suitable background electrolytes
for further CE analysis. However, in some exceptional cases, highly efficient extraction was achieved by a mixture of
DMF, DMSO, EtOH and MEE with water
Analiza chemiczna materiałów kryjących ekstrahowanych z papieru : kryminalistyczne badania dokumentów
Application of capillary electrophoresis to examination of color inkjet printing inks for forensic purposes
Elektroforeza kapilarna jako alternatywna metoda badania dokumentów drukowanych atramentami dla potrzeby wymiaru sprawiedliwości
Wpływ warunków przechowywania na proces starzenia się kolorowych atramentowych wydruków komputerowych
Computer analysis of ATR-FTIR spectra of paint samples for forensic purposes
A method of subtraction and normalization of IR spectra (MSN-IR) was developed and successfully applied to extract mathematically the pure paint spectrum from the spectrum of paint coat on different bases, both acquired by the Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) technique. The method consists of several stages encompassing several normalization and subtraction processes. The similarity of the spectrum obtained with the reference spectrum was estimated by means of the normalized Manhattan distance. The utility and performance of the method proposed were tested by examination of five different paints sprayed on plastic (polyester) foil and on fabric materials (cotton). It was found that the numerical algorithm applied is able – in contrast to other mathematical approaches conventionally used for the same aim – to reconstruct a pure paint IR spectrum effectively without a loss of chemical information provided. The approach allows the physical separation of a paint from a base to be avoided, hence a time and work-load of analysis to be considerably reduced. The results obtained prove that the method can be considered as a useful tool which can be applied to forensic purposes