NANOFIBERS FROM POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND CAN ENLARGE THE SET OF TRAPPED ODOROLOGICAL TRACES

We tested collecting abilities of nanofibers prepared from polyvinyl alcohol and calcofluor (PVAC) for an odorological trace collection. Our study revealed that spectrum of odorological traces trapped on nanofibrous PVAC adsorbents, is more stable and reproducible compared to commonly used ARATEXTM. In addition, both PVA and PVAC nanofibers can adhere a large number of traces undetectable by ARATEX. Our results show that functionalization of commonly used adsorbent ARATEXTM with PVA and PVAC nanofibers can vastly increase the accuracy of trace collection and, thus, significantly improve forensic investigations.

Klíčová slova:

chitin – chitosan – forensic mycology

Autoři: Martin Kralovic; Bruno Sopko; Petr Novotny; Evzen Amler
Vyšlo v časopise: Lékař a technika - Clinician and Technology No. 4, 2018, 48, 131-135
Kategorie: Original research

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Klíčová slova:

chitin – chitosan – forensic mycology

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