期刊
ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 974, 期 -, 页码 69-74出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.04.040
关键词
Forensic chemistry; Iron detection; Colorimetric analysis; Point-of-care; Time of death
资金
- CAPES [3363/2014, 88881.062204/2014-01]
- CNPq [448089/2014-9, 308140/2016-8]
- FAPEG
- FAPESP [2016/07384-7]
- INCTBio [465389/2014-7]
This paper describes for the first time the use of paper-based analytical devices at crime scenes to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI), based on the colorimetric determination of Fe2+ in vitreous humour (VH) samples. Experimental parameters such as the paper substrate, the microzone diameter, the sample volume and the 1,10-phenanthroline (o-phen) concentration were optimised in order to ensure the best analytical performance. Grade 1 CHR paper, microzone with diameter of 5 mm, a sample volume of 4 mL and an o-phen concentration of 0.05 mol/L were chosen as the optimum experimental conditions. A good linear response was observed for a concentration range of Fe2+ between 2 and 10 mg/L and the calculated values for the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 0.3 and 0.9 mg/L, respectively. The specificity of the Fe2+ colorimetric response was tested in the presence of the main interfering agents and no significant differences were found. After selecting the ideal experimental conditions, four HV samples were investigated on paper-based devices. The concentration levels of Fe2+ achieved for samples #1, #2, #3 and #4 were 0.5 +/- 0.1, 0.7 +/- 0.1, 1.2 +/- 0.1 and 15.1 +/- 0.1 mg/L, respectively. These values are in good agreement with those calculated by ICP-MS. It important to note that the concentration levels measured using both techniques are proportional to the PMI. The limitation of the proposed analytical device is that it is restricted to a PMI greater than 1 day. The capability of providing an immediate answer about the PMI on the crime scene without any sophisticated instrumentation is a great achievement in modern instrumentation for forensic chemistry. The strategy proposed in this study could be helpful in many criminal investigations. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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