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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
David John Cole-hamilton, St Andrews, GB;
Ifor David William Sámuel, St Andrews, GB;
Jennifer Rachel Amey, St Andrews, GB;
John William Bond, Northampton, GB;
David John Cole-Hamilton, St Andrews, GB;
Ifor David William Sámuel, St Andrews, GB;
Jennifer Rachel Amey, St Andrews, GB;
John William Bond, Northampton, GB;
The University Court of the University of St Andrews, St Andrews, GB;
Abstract
Novel conjugates of nanoparticles are provided and have particular utility in the detection of latent fingerprints by their ability to bind to a fingerprint residue. The conjugate comprises a nanoparticle attached to a linker group having a terminal reactive moiety, wherein said nanoparticle comprises a core of a first semiconductor material having a first luminescence and a shell of a second material which at least partially surrounds the core. The conjugated nanoparticle can bind to the fingerprint residue and can be detected using fluorescence.