Advances in the forensic analysis and dating of writing ink - Brunelle, Richard L.; Crawford, Kenneth R. (Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, 2003)
Historical development: how we got here -- Ink analysis: training and interdisciplinary coordination -- Ink chemistry -- Preliminary methods of analysis -- Forensic comparison and identification of writing inks by thin layer chromatography and densitometry -- Instrumental analysis of inks -- Ink libraries -- Ink dating: TLC/densitometry -- Other means of dating writing inks -- Experiments regarding the effects of ink thickness, paper, storage conditions, linearity of densitometer measurements, and the aging of paper on ink dryness tests -- Results of actual case examinations using R-ratio, percent extraction and dye ratio methods -- The society of forensic ink analysts (SOFIA) -- Court admissibility of relative age comparison techniques.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Writing -- Identification; Ink