Assessing various Infrared (IR) microscopic imaging techniques for post-mortem interval evaluation of human skeletal remains
Fig 2
Infrared spectroscopic chemi-maps obtained for the detection of bone mineral at 1042 cm-1, of carbohydrates at 1185 cm-1, of C-H deformation modes at 1450 cm-1 to 1350 cm-1 and of phospholipids, proteins, nucleic acid sugars, complex carbohydrates as well as amorphous or fully hydrated sugars at 3000 cm-1 to 2800 cm-1.