“…Preliminary/Pilot studies – Several compounds to be applied in solution were proposed to detect fingermarks on various substrates, mostly non-porous: AIE-active molecules or complexes [ 230 , 245 , [379] , [380] , [381] , [382] , [383] , [384] , [385] , [386] , [387] , [388] ], benzothiazole derivatives [ 389 ], conjugated cationic polymers in solution [ 390 ], di-aqua tris(thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) europium III complex [ 391 ], dye-doped amphiphilic conjugated polymer micelles [ 392 ], dye-doped octasilsesquioxane hybrids [ 393 , 394 ], phenolic ligands chelated with metal ions [ 395 ], sequential processing involving the lifting of fingermarks by a cellulose membrane followed by immersion in water or chemical imaging [ 218 ], tetraphene derivatives [ 396 ]. Other reagents or mechanisms were also proposed: deposition of metallic films (i.e., copper, chromium, and aluminium) using magnetron sputtering [ 397 ], soot from camphor [ 398 ], sublimation of 9-fluorenone under vacuum [ 399 ].…”