Analytical methods for dating modern writing instrument inks on paper

Magdalena Ezcurra; Juan M G Góngora; Itxaso Maguregui; Rosa Alonso

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.013

Analytical methods for dating modern writing instrument inks on paper

Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Apr 15;197(1-3):1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.013. Epub 2010 Jan 12.

Authors

Magdalena Ezcurra¹, Juan M G Góngora, Itxaso Maguregui, Rosa Alonso

Affiliation

¹ Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Bilbao, Spain. qmeg@telefonica.net

PMID: 20061099
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.013

Abstract

This work reviews the different analytical methods that have been proposed in the field of forensic dating of inks from different modern writing instruments. The reported works have been classified according to the writing instrument studied and the ink component analyzed in relation to aging. The study, done chronologically, shows the advances experienced in the ink dating field in the last decades.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't