Examination of Ball Pen Ink by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

• NCJ Number: 81503
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1982) Pages: 154-160
• Author(s): A H Lyter III
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This article was presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1980.

Annotation

High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to analyze several samples of ball pen ink.

Abstract

Analytical parameters were developed to analyze the various constituents of ball pen ink, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Different ball pen ink formulations were examined, as were batch samples of a single formulation. HPLC has proved to be useful in the examination of ball pen ink, allowing for differentiation of formulations and batches of the same formulation. (Author abstract)