Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

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Awardee

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH

Award #

15PNIJ-21-GG-04169-RESS

Funding Category

Competitive Discretionary

Location

COLLEGE STATION, TX

Awardee County

Brazos

Congressional District

Status

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

Total funding (to date)

$368,745

Original Funding Opportunity

Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021

Grant-Funded Publications

Identification of dyes on fabric exposed to lake and ocean water using near-infrared excitation Raman spectroscopy
Journal: Analytical Methods

Date Published: February 2026
Prior bleaching of virgin or colored hair has minimal impact on SERS-based hair dye identification
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: December 2025
DyeSPY: Establishing the First Forensic SERS Reference for Hair Dye Colorant EvidenceArticle link copied!
Journal: Analytical Chemistry

Date Published: November 2025
Portable Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning for sex determination in third instar Chrysomya rufifacies larvae
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: April 2025
Dyed Hair and Swimming Pools: The Influence of Chlorinated and Nonchlorinated Agitated Water on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Artificial Dyes on Hair
Journal: Acs Omega

Date Published: October 2024
Elucidation of the Effect of Solar Light on the Near-Infrared Excitation Raman Spectroscopy-Based Analysis of Fabric Dyes
Journal: Molecules

Date Published: October 2024
A Nondestructive Technique for the Sex Identification of Third Instar Cochliomyia Macellaria Larvae
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: September 2024
Near-infrared Excitation Raman Spectroscopy of Colored Fabric Contaminated with Body Fluids
Journal: Scientific Reports

Date Published: August 2024
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in Forensic Analysis
Journal: Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Date Published: August 2024
Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy to Probe Artificial Dye Degradation On Hair Buried in Multiple Soils For Up To Eight Weeks
Journal: Scientific Reports

Date Published: March 2024
Near-infrared Excitation Raman Analysis of Underlying Colorants on Redyed Fabric
Journal: Analytical Methods

Date Published: 2024
Non-Destructive Identification of Dyes on Fabric Using Near-Infrared Raman Spectroscopy
Journal: Molecules

Date Published: November 2023
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is capable of precise differentiation between re-dyed hair samples
Journal: Scientific Reports

Date Published: May 2023
The effects of sun exposure on colorant identification of permanently and semi-permanently dyed hair
Journal: Scientific Reports

Date Published: February 2023
Elucidation of the effect of heat exposure on hair colored by permanent and semipermanent colorants using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: 2023
Role of Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Age in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy- and Infrared Spectroscopy-Based Analysis of Artificial Colorants on Hair
Journal: Acs Omega

Date Published: 2023
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables confirmatory detection of dyes on hair submerged in hypolimnion water for up to twelve weeks
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: 2023
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables highly accurate identification of different brands, types and colors of hair dyes
Journal: Talanta

Date Published: January 2023
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy hair analysis after household contamination
Journal: Analytical Methods

Date Published: 2023
Effects of crime scene contaminants on surface-enhanced Raman analysis of hair
Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published: 2022

Date Created: December 9, 2021

Detection and identification of hair dyes directly at a crime scene by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)

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