Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , March 2009

A novel approach to condom lubricant analysis: In-situ analysis of swabs by FT-Raman Spectroscopy and its effects on DNA analysis

  • Tiernan Coyle

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    • Contact Traces, Begbroke Science Park, Oxford, OX5 1PF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1865 854880; fax: +44 1865854890.
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  • Naveed Anwar

      Affiliations

    • Cellmark Forensic Services, 16 Blacklands Way, Abingdon, OX14 1DY, UK

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 11 April 2008 ,Accepted 11 April 2008.

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PII: S1355-0306(08)00065-8

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2008.04.003

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , March 2009

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