Forensic investigations are often reliant on physical evidence to reconstruct events
surrounding a crime. However, there remains a need for more objective approaches to …

This review recounts recent developments in Raman spectroscopy with regards to forensic
science. Topics covered in this manuscript include: chemometrics, controlled substances …

Trace evidence materials are small quantities of chemical or physical evidence that are
found at a crime scene, on a suspect, or on a victim. According to the guidelines set by the …

The forensic literature shows a clear trend towards increasing use of chemometrics (ie
multivariate analysis and other statistical methods). This can be seen in different disciplines …

Postmortem interval (PMI) evaluation remains a challenge in the forensic community due to
the lack of efficient methods. Studies have focused on chemical analysis of biofluids for PMI …

The aim of this review is to summarize the forensic science and analytical chemistry
literature related to the comparison of infrared spectra. Most of the peer-reviewed papers …

Abstract Evaluation of postmortem interval (PMI) is of paramount importance to guide
criminal investigations, especially when witnesses are not found. However, accurate PMI …

Chemistry/Forensic Science Forensic chemistry is a subdiscipline of forensic science, its
principles guide the analyses performed in modern forensic laboratories. Forensic …

In recent years the interest and demand for artworks has been increasing as they are an
interesting commercial investment due to their growing value in the market. This explains the …

The use of propellant for making improvised explosive devices (IED) is an incipient criminal
practice. Propellant can be used as initiator in explosive mixtures along with other …