Journal of Forensic Research

Chung Kim

Publications

• Research Article
  Use of Squid as an Alternative to Human Skin for Studying the Development of Hit Marks on Clothes
  Author(s): Sungwook Hong and Chung KimSungwook Hong and Chung Kim
  
  The development of latent skin impressions on a variety of fabrics (cotton, rayon, polyester, nylon, and acrylic fabrics in five colors; white, black, yellow, blue and red) has been studied. Squid soaked in artificial sweat solution or de-ionized water was used as an alternative to human skin to make skin impressions on the fabric. A piece of squid was subjected to a constant force, to transfer the skin components onto the fabric. The fabrics bearing the skin impressions were treated with various reagents such as ninhydrin, 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one (DFO), 1,2-indanedione/ Zn (1,2-IND/Zn), Amido black and Hungarian red, to know the most effective method for developing the skin impressions on the fabrics. Comparing the sensitivity of the reagents, stronger development was observed from the impressions made with the artificial sweat soaked squid than the de-ionized water s.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000351

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