Fluorescent Particles in Forensic Engineering

Sayan Ganguly is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada. He worked as a senior postdoctoral researcher at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.Poushali Das is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada. Previously, she worked as a senior postdoctoral researcher at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.Rajeev Jain is senior scientist of Forensic Toxicology at Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Analytical Toxicology from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research.

• 0. Front Matter. 1. Introduction to Fluorescent Particles in Forensic Engineering. 2. Science and Technology of Nano-Forensics. 3. Classification of Fluorescent Materials Used in Forensic Engineering. 4. Fabrication Strategies of Fluorescent Particles Used in Forensics. 5. Silica-Based Fluorescent Probes in Forensics. 6. Carbon Nanoparticles-Based Fluorescent Probes in Forensics. 7. Quantum Dots in Forensics. 8. Noble Metal-Based Systems in Forensics. 9. Organic Fluorescent Materials in Forensics. 10. Fluorescent Materials for Saliva Sensing. 11. Biosensors in Forensics. 12. Aptasensors in Forensics. 13. Fluorescent Nanomaterials for Latent Fingerprint Detection. 14. Optical Biosensors in Forensics. 15. Sensing of Abusive Drugs in Forensics. 16. Applications of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering in Forensic Engineering. 17. Conclusion and Future Outlook of Fluorescent Particles in Forensic Engineering