[Show full abstract] fingerprint age that relies on the protein–lipid oxidation rate and the subsequent generation of fluorescent oxidation products.
Forensic fingerprint-age estimation is currently impossible. Knowledge on time passed since fingerprint deposition is desired as it can distinguish between crime-related and unrelated fingerprints and support or refute statements made by fingerprint donors. In their Communication on page 6272 ff., S. A. G. Lambrechts and co-workers describe a successful fluorescence-based method to estimate ... [Show full abstract] fingerprint age that relies on the protein–lipid oxidation rate and the subsequent generation of fluorescent oxidation products.