“…Sex determination – Overview of the approaches aiming at determining the sex of donors from their fingermarks: - analysis of the peptide and protein content of natural fingermarks by MALDI-MSP [ 171 ], identification of limitation factors (e.g., presence of PEG-based polymers from cosmetics) and claimed success rates ranging from ∼70% to 85%, according to the chosen scoring strategy
- solubilization of fingermarks and introduction into a microfluidic platform containing a colorimetric test targeting arginine [ 172 ] – claimed success rate above 90%
- solubilization of fingermarks and measure of the fluorescence intensity induced by IND [ 173 ] – unsuccessful
- analysis of sebum-rich fingermarks on glass by Raman spectroscopy, combined with chemometrics [ 174 ] – claimed success rate above 80%.
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