New polymer can be used to map sweat droplets in fingertips for identification purposes
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 08:20
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working at Hanyang University in Korea has developed a new type of polymer that can be used to map sweat droplets in the fingertips—possibly adding a new tool for forensics use. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the team describes how they developed the polymer, how it works and how it might help law enforcement in the future.