Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine · Published 2026-04-01 · DOI 10.4103/jfsm.jfsm_136_23
Background: Chemically synthesized powders, such as magnetic powders, nanopowders, and fluorescent powders, are frequently employed for the purpose of fingermark development at crime scenes. Aim and Objective: Although they offer good quality fingermarks that adhere well to surfaces, their development expenses are excessive, and because they are chemically synthesized, they present a toxicity risk to people’s health. As a result, herbal powders may be used in lieu of these powders, as they are eco-friendly, cost-effective, and nontoxic to human health. Material and Method: In our research study, we employed one such herbal powder, namely wheatgrass powder, to develop fingermarks on a variety of nonporous surfaces, such as wood, glass, plastic, granite, ceramic tile, leather, iron, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum foil. Result and Discussion: The results obtained from these surfaces demonstrate that this technique is an effective means of fingermark development at crime scenes.
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