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                            Funding & Awards
 Multimode Imaging in the Thermal Infrared: Validation for Blood, Extension to Latent Prints
Award Information
Awardee
              University of South Carolina Research Foundation
Award #
              2011-IJ-CX-K055
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Columbia, SC
Congressional District
              6
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2011
Total funding (to date)
              $667,388
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 11 Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies for Criminal Justice Applications
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2011, $667,388)
This project will leverage previous NIJ-funded research that resulted in a  laboratory  prototype device for infrared visualization of blood on common fabric surfaces, to develop a rapid and non-destructive portable camera for visualization of latent blood at crime scenes.  

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Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      A study of the mid-infrared emissivity of dried blood on fabrics
                  Mid-infrared emissivity of nylon, cotton, acrylic, and polyester fabrics as a function of moisture content
                  A Quantitative Method for Determining a Representative Detection Limit of the Forensic Luminol Test for Latent Bloodstains
                  Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) Sampling in Infrared Spectroscopy of Heterogeneous Materials Requires Reproducible Pressure Control
                  Detection Limits for Blood on Fabrics Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR FT-IR) Spectroscopy and Derivative Processing
                  Ridge Patterns of Blood-Transferred Simulated Fingerprints Observed on Fabrics via Steam Thermography
                  An Improved-Efficiency Compact Lamp for the Thermal Infrared
                  Effect of Azimuthal Angle on Infrared Diffuse Reflection Spectra of Fabrics
                  Optimization of Gap Derivatives for Measuring Blood Concentration of Fabric Using Vibrational Spectroscopy
                  Chemical contrast observed in thermal images of blood-stained fabrics exposed to steam
                  Detection Limits for Blood on Four Fabric Types Using Infrared Diffuse Reflection Spectroscopy in Mid- and Near-Infrared Spectral Windows

  
Date Created: September 11, 2011
    
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