Advances in Analytical Techniques for Forensic Investigation

Priyanka Chhabra, PhD, is an assistant professor at Amity institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida. India. She has more than seven years of research and teaching experience. Additionally, she has more than 20 research publications in reputed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and received a junior research fellowship from the University Grant Commission. Divya Bajpai Tripathy, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry at the School of Basic Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has held various academic positions across her 18 years of experience at several institutions. She has supervised numerous theses and has an extensive list of publications, with more than 102 publications in the in various reputed journals, books, and patents. Additionally, she has played a significant role in organizing academic events and has been an integral part of various administrative and academic committees at Galgotias University. Anjali Gupta, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has over 15 years of research and teaching experience. She has 14 published patents and over 50 research publications in reputed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Additionally, she has acted as a principal investigator in Department of Science and Technology-sponsored research projects. Shruti Shukla, PhD, is an associate professor in Nehu Shillong. In 2019, she was awarded a Department of Biotechnology-Ramalingaswamy Re-Entry Fellowship, which she initiated with the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, India. She has more than 13 years experience as an assistant professor at several South Korean universities. She has published more than 100 articles in the worlds’ most prestigious journals. Rajeev Kumar, PhD, is a professor and division chair in the Forensic Science program at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. He has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and book chapters. Additionally, he has published many abstracts for, as well as organized, national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. More than 50 students have completed their master’s dissertation under his exemplary guidance and, currently, eight research scholars are pursuing their PhD under his supervision. Kajol Bhati is an assistant professor in Forensic Science at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has a combined experience of more than seven years in forensic science teaching and research. She is a strong proponent of workplace productivity and effectiveness. She oversees the lab and coordinates events for her division, serving as the NAAC criteria-1 division coordinator. Over the course of the last four years, she has coordinated many co-curricular and extracurricular events for the benefit of students.

Preface xvii

1 Introduction to Analytical Techniques for Forensic Analysis 1
Megha Walia, Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma and Faray Jamal

2 Forensic Sample Collection and Preparation 35
Anuj Sharma, Poonam Kumari, Abhishek R. Rai, Varad Nagar, Vaibhav Sharma, Archana Gautam, Tina Sharma, Rajeev Kumar and Mahipal Singh Sankhla

3 Vibrational Spectroscopy in Forensic Sample Analysis 69
Harjeet Singh, Noble George, Deepti Attitiniti and Shivani R. Pandya

4 UV-Vis Spectroscopy in Forensic Sample Investigation 93
Ashita Anand, Palash Kumar Manna and Shruti Shukla

5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: A Versatile Tool for Forensic Sample Analysis 113
Devi Deepti Attinti, Kwasi Kantanka Safo, M. Balakrishna, Noble George and Shivani Pandya

6 Forensic Aspects of Mass Spectroscopy and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectroscopy 149
Elipe Arjun, Priyanka Chhabra and Priyanka Singh

7 Application of Plasma and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy in Sample Analysis 189
Jyoti Singh and Shrutika Singla

8 Application of Gas Chromatography in Criminalistics 215
Ankit Singh and Namrata Singh

9 HPLC and HP-TLC 241
Lovlish Gupta, Abhiramy S. Shenoy and Divya Bajpai Tripathy

10 Forensic Aspects of Hyphenated Techniques 271
Nisha, Priyanka Singh and Priyanka Chhabra

11 Microscopic Techniques and Their Application in Forensic Science 307
Vaishnavi M.A., Malavika Venu, Ravshish Kaur Kohli and Pooja Puri

12 EDX and X-Ray Technique in Forensic Science 339
Muskan Dhawan, Rhea Sharma and Gayatri Sharma

13 Nanotechnology in Forensic Science 363
Bhoopesh Kumar Sharma, Megha Walia and Faray Jamal

References 385

Index 395