For
deciphering the secrets of forensic science, nanotechnology has quite
extensively been utilized. Generally, for identifying the fingerprints, a lot of combinations of different materials and film assemblies have already been utilized. Since the mode of interaction between the nanoparticles and
fingerprint marks, is still not clearly understood, fabricating the
nanoparticle assemblies for their identification is quite challenging.
Complete
identification of fingerprint marks which are generally because of a
combination of some kind of proteins and fatty acids, is still a difficult task
and is only partially being done with the help of different techniques.
Nanotechnology has already shown immense potential in many fields like medicine,molecular biology, genetics, material science etc. and it has also marked
promising potential even in forensic analysis studies. This review aims to
discuss the details of the process of fingerprint formation, their role in
forensic analysis along with the latest advances in the field of nanotechnology
for their identification. This information may enhance our understanding about
the progress in the forensic analysis of fingerprints, which may further be
utilized in solving the puzzle of various criminal cases.