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The Nanomaterials Fractal Characterization and Bioforensic Science

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Bioceramics, Biomimetic and Other Compatible Materials Features for Medical Applications

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Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are beginning to have an impact on the bioforensic science, regarding handling of evidence at crime scenes, its analysis in the laboratory and its presentation in the courtroom. Many different nanomaterials are used for processing of the samples, as DNA, gun powder residues, body fluids etc. Nevertheless, nanopowders, especially luminescent, are the most important for the fingerprinting method. The application of each nanomaterial in the forensic examination depends on its structure and properties, which can successfully be determined by applying fractal nature analysis, as an excellent method for micro and nanomaterials characterization. In our research we successfully synthesized photoluminescent Bi, Y and Ag zeoliteLTA topology nanopowders, which could be used for taking fingerprints from different materials, and therefore, they should be well characterized by fractal analysis. This article aims to highlight some of the major advances in forensic science brought about by nanomaterials fractal characterization, but is not exhaustive of the subject matter.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Contract No. 451-03-68/2022-14/200023).

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  1. Institute for Technology Nuclear and Other Raw Materials, Franse d’Epere Blvd. 86, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Ana Radosavljević-Mihajlović

  2. Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18000, Niš, Serbia

    Vojislav V. Mitić & Bojana Marković

  3. Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Knez Mihailova 35/IV, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Vojislav V. Mitić

  4. Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dragan Simeunović

  5. National Security Academy, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dragan Simeunović

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia

    Stevo Najman

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    Vojislav Mitić

  3. Department of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

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Radosavljević-Mihajlović, A., Mitić, V.V., Marković, B., Simeunović, D. (2023). The Nanomaterials Fractal Characterization and Bioforensic Science. In: Najman, S., et al. Bioceramics, Biomimetic and Other Compatible Materials Features for Medical Applications. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17269-4_14

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