Specialty Chemicals

Ninhydrin is a widely used chemical for developing latent prints on paper products. When the amino acids in the latent-print residues are exposed to ninhydrin, they react to form a purplish-blue stain. The proper concentration and formula for a...

This is the most widely used formulation of ninhydrin in the world. It has developed prints over two-years old in actual cases and 50-year-old prints in experimental cases. Ninhydrin is packaged in an aerosol can for increased shelf life and...

Our Ninhydrin Print Fixative is used to permanently “fix” prints which have been developed using Ninhydrin. Simply spray the fixative over the print and allow fixative to air-dry.

In the event that stains from Ninhydrin need to be removed from a particular surface, spray or swab our Ninhydrin Print Remover (Reorder Number: LC-NINR-8) on the surface and the stain will disappear within a few minutes.

This fluorescent liquid dye readily penetrates and remains in minute crevices of cyanoacrylate-developed prints for exceptional resolution. Being highly fluorescent when exposed to longwave excitation in the 365nm range, it is very desirable for use...

Novec was developed by scientists at 3M to replace ozone-depleting and chlorinated materials. Used as a carrier solvent with Ninhydrin or DFO. HFE7100 is non hazardous.