Advances in Analytical Techniques for Forensic Investigation

Preface xvii

1 Introduction to Analytical Techniques for Forensic Analysis 1
Megha Walia, Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma and Faray Jamal

2 Forensic Sample Collection and Preparation 35
Anuj Sharma, Poonam Kumari, Abhishek R. Rai, Varad Nagar, Vaibhav Sharma, Archana Gautam, Tina Sharma, Rajeev Kumar and Mahipal Singh Sankhla

3 Vibrational Spectroscopy in Forensic Sample Analysis 69
Harjeet Singh, Noble George, Deepti Attitiniti and Shivani R. Pandya

4 UV-Vis Spectroscopy in Forensic Sample Investigation 93
Ashita Anand, Palash Kumar Manna and Shruti Shukla

5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool for Forensic Sample Analysis 113
Devi Deepti Attinti, Kwasi Kantanka Safo, M. Balakrishna, Noble George and Shivani Pandya

6 Forensic Aspects of Mass Spectroscopy and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectroscopy 149
Elipe Arjun, Priyanka Chhabra and Priyanka Singh

7 Application of Plasma and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy in Sample Analysis 189
Jyoti Singh and Shrutika Singla

8 Application of Gas Chromatography in Criminalistics 215
Ankit Singh and Namrata Singh

9 HPLC and HP-TLC 241
Lovlish Gupta, Abhiramy S. Shenoy and Divya Bajpai Tripathy

10 Forensic Aspects of Hyphenated Techniques 271
Nisha, Priyanka Singh and Priyanka Chhabra

11 Microscopic Techniques and Their Application in Forensic Science 307
Vaishnavi M.A., Malavika Venu, Ravshish Kaur Kohli and Pooja Puri

12 EDX and X-Ray Technique in Forensic Science 339
Muskan Dhawan, Rhea Sharma and Gayatri Sharma

13 Nanotechnology in Forensic Science 363
Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma, Megha Walia and Faray Jamal

References 385

Index 395