Illuminating invisible bloody fingerprints with a fluorescent polymer (IMAGE)

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Illuminating invisible bloody fingerprints with a fluorescent polymer

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Fingerprint patterns made in blood are clearly visible on aluminum foil (left) and painted wood (right) when developed with a fluorescent polymer.

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Adapted from <i>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces</i> <b>2021</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00710

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