New Perspective of Calcium Oxide Nanoparticles in Forensic Science

Dr. Syeda Mona Hassan, Dr. Aftab Ahmad Malik, Hafiza Hadia Shehzad

Abstract

Nano-technologies have wide applications in the field of forensic science. Nanotechnology is an
important and powerful tool in most the areas including medicine, imaging, and forensic sciences. It
has potential to make significant positive contribution in forensic science in crime detection. The
present article focuses on the applications of CaO nanoparticles in developing and detecting the
latent fingerprints. Fingerprint is considered noteworthy evidence in any crime scene, and
nano-based techniques. An attempt was made to elucidate how nanotechnologies could be crucial in
addressing current forensic investigation issues such as explosive detection, toxicological analysis,
finger print analysis, forensic DNA analysis, detection of explosive residue, forensic nano trackers
and drug facilitated crime.