Background: Fingerprints are most frequently used to establish the identity of a person in medicolegal cases. Wide range of methods (optical, physical, and chemical) can be used to detect latent fingerprints on porous and non-porous items recovered from crime scenes. Oil Red O, also called solvent red 27, is a lipophilic dye, which means that it stains fat and lipid components in biological samples. It is also used to stain oil and waxes to a red hue. Oil Red O is used to detect latent fingerprints on dry and wet porous items like paper and cardboard. Result: The reagent develops clear, stable, and red-colored fingerprints which may be discerned in natural light. Conclusion: Although the physical developer can also lift latent impressions from wet porous surfaces, the method is a multistep one and requires immersion of delicate, paper-like articles in a sequence of working solutions. Compared to that, the operational steps of Oil Red O method are simple and cost effective and require less equipment to process items.
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Bumbrah, G. S., Sodhi, G. S., & Kaur, J. (2019, December 1). Oil Red O (ORO) reagent for detection of latent fingermarks: a review. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-018-0107-1
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