Abstract Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, in particular ATR-FTIR, is a widely
used technique that allows, in a very short time, to screen biological samples and to identify …

Blood, saliva, semen and vaginal secretions are the main human body fluids encountered at
crime scenes. Currently presumptive tests are routinely utilised to indicate the presence of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media correlates with
reproductive potential of individual embryos. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: An …

Human body fluids and materials were evaluated using attenuated total reflectance Fourier
transform infrared spectroscopy. Purified proteins, cosmetics, and foodstuffs were also …

Several novel methods to determine externally visible characteristics of body fluid donors
have been developed in recent years. These tests can help forensic investigators make …

Semen is one of the most important body fluids encountered in sexual assaults. Traditional
chemical tests are being performed for several decades for analysis of this fluid. Recent …

Superabsorbent pads are composed of different layers with different grades of absorbent
capacity, being the lower one the most absorbent layer. Due to their complexity, the analysis …

Introduction Blood and semen stains are the most common biological stains encountered at
crime scenes. The washing of biological stains is a common application that perpetrators …

The ex-vivo biochemical changes of different body fluids also referred as aging of fluids are
potential marker for the estimation of Time since deposition. Infrared spectroscopy has great …

This disclosure concerns a system with scattering analysis including a handling system that
presents a single particle to at least one quantum cascade laser (QCL) source. The QCL …