[EN] CONJUGATED NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR USE IN DETECTION OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS<br/>[FR] NANOPARTICULES CONJUGUÉES ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS LA DÉTECTION D'EMPREINTES DIGITALES LATENTES
申请人:UNIV ST ANDREWS
公开号:WO2009153599A2
公开(公告)日:2009-12-23
Novel conjugates of nanoparticles are provided and have particular utility in the detection of latent fingerprints by their ability to bind to a fingerprint residue. The conjugate comprises a nanoparticle attached to a linker group having a terminal reactive moiety, wherein said nanoparticle comprises a core of a first semiconductor material having a first luminescence and a shell of a second material which at least partially surrounds the core. The conjugated nanoparticle can bind to the fingerprint residue and can be detected using fluorescence.