Innovative applications of nanotechnology in enhancing forensic science investigations.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 TOXICOLOGY

Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-08-04 DOI:10.1007/s11419-025-00734-3

Asmita Podder, Agnishwar Girigoswami, Koyeli Girigoswami

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Abstract

Purpose: Forensics, along with the implementation of techniques from nanosciences, has brought about a change in the domain of forensic science and criminal investigation. It has brought about a positive change in the criminal investigation framework by making investigation more efficient and to-the-point.

Methods: This paper reviews the nanotechnology-based techniques that are introduced in forensic science to unravel the mysteries behind crimes as it highlights various kinds of nano-sized particles, nanodevices along with their applications that the forensic experts use to analyze the evidences collected from the crime scenes. Google scholar, PubMed, and Scopus search engines are used to select the related articles to write this review paper.

Results: DNA analysis, fingerprint detection, drug detection, explosive analysis, blood stain analysis, time since death estimation, and analysis of counterfeit documents are some of the sectors in which nanotechnology has made notable contributions.

Conclusion: As the paper unfolds, it makes sure that the readers get the taste of both the worlds, and that it helps them grasp the concept and idea behind the techniques used to make a change across the globe.

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创新应用纳米科技以加强法证科学调查。

目的：法医学随着纳米科学技术的应用，给法医学和刑事调查领域带来了变化。它使刑事侦查框架发生了积极的变化，使侦查更加高效和切中要害。方法：本文回顾了在法医科学中引入的以纳米技术为基础的技术，以解开犯罪背后的奥秘，因为它强调了各种纳米尺寸的颗粒，纳米设备及其应用，法医专家使用它们来分析从犯罪现场收集的证据。使用谷歌scholar、PubMed和Scopus搜索引擎，选择相关文章撰写本综述论文。结果：DNA分析、指纹检测、药物检测、爆炸物分析、血迹分析、死亡时间估计和伪造文件分析是纳米技术做出显著贡献的一些领域。结论：随着论文的展开，它确保读者得到两个世界的味道，并帮助他们掌握用于在全球范围内进行改变的技术背后的概念和想法。

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Forensic Toxicology TOXICOLOGY-

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

9.10%

发文量

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： The journal Forensic Toxicology provides an international forum for publication of studies on toxic substances, drugs of abuse, doping agents, chemical warfare agents, and their metabolisms and analyses, which are related to laws and ethics. It includes original articles, reviews, mini-reviews, short communications, and case reports. Although a major focus of the journal is on the development or improvement of analytical methods for the above-mentioned chemicals in human matrices, appropriate studies with animal experiments are also published. Forensic Toxicology is the official publication of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology (JAFT) and is the continuation of the Japanese Journal of Forensic Toxicology (ISSN 0915-9606).