FORENSIC TOOLS ECOSYSTEM

Fingerprint lifting is the process of securing copies of fingerprints that are left at a crime scene. Visible prints are fingerprints that are left behind after the fingers come in contact with some type of substance that leaves an impression when the individual touches a surface.

You can use a very fine powder that can stick to the oil in the fingerprint. Once the fingerprint becomes visible, you can lift it from the surface with clear tape and transfer it to another surface to then take into the laboratory to analyse further. 

Gel lifters have been specially developed to lift fingerprints, shoeprints, dust marks, and micro traces. The thick, non-aggressive, low-adhesive gelatin layer makes it possible to lift traces from almost every surface, including porous materials such as paper or cardboard.

Hinge Lifters may be used to lift latent fingerprints or palm prints and recover trace evidence.