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| Chemical Name: M.B.D. |
Surface Used On: Non-porous surfaces. |
Sensitive To: Cyanoacrylate deposit. |
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Reagent Characteristics Development Complete When: Source of Error: Incompatibilities: Precautions: Storage Container: Safety: Recommendations: Similar Reagents Sequential Reagents (Not necessarily in this order.) Abridged Reagent Sequence | Forensic Light | Cyanoacrylate fuming | *** M.B.D. *** | Forensic Light | M.R.M. 10 | Forensic Light |
M.B.D. FORMULA:M.B.D. Stock Solution 1 g M.B.D. powder dissolved in 1 liter Acetone M.B.D. Working Solution (Combine in the order listed.) 10 ml M.B.D. Stock Solution 30 ml Methanol 10 ml Isopropanol 950 ml Petroleum etherPROCEDURE OF APPLICATION 1. Spray, immerse or use a squirt bottle to apply the M.B.D. solution to the item. 2. View under a Forensic Light Source: Absorption Max is should be around 450 nm. Using orange filter: 415 nm to 505 nm range. Using yellow filter: 415 nm to 470 nm range. 3. Photograph results using orange barrier filter. |
Ridge Detail Visualized by: Forensic Light Source induced. Reagent Applicabilities: Non-Porous surfaces Fluorescent technique Post-Cyanoacrylate Other Chemical Name(s): None Working Solution Shelf-life: Six (6) months. |
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Process Summary: A fluorescent dye-stain used to enhance cyanoacrylate-developed latent prints. A fluorescent light source that will output light between 415 nm and 535 nm is required for this process. | ||||||||||||
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Accepted Deviations: The wavelength at which fluorescence is optimized is adjusted in accordance to the personal preference of the examiner. | ||||||||||||
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Supporting Reference Materials: 1. Minutiae Magazine, Summer Special 1994, Issue No. 24, pg.7. 2. "Chemical Formulas and Processing Guide for Developing Latent Prints", U.S. Dept. of Justice, pg. 47-48, 1994. | ||||||||||||
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