ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2022
Estimation of the post-mortem interval in human bones by infrared spectroscopy.
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- Applications of Raman spectroscopy in the post-mortem interval estimation: a systematic literature review.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Human Decomposition and Time Since Death: Persistent Challenges and Future Directions of Postmortem Interval Estimation in Forensic Anthropology.American journal of biological anthropology · 2024Pooled it
- Post-mortem interval estimation of skeletal remains using spectroscopic analysis: a systematic review.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
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- The Role of Protein Degradation in Estimation Postmortem Interval and Confirmation of Cause of Death in Forensic Pathology: A Literature Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Unravelling taphono-myths. First large-scale study of histotaphonomic changes and diagenesis in bone from modern surface depositions.PloS one · 2024Article
- Raman spectroscopy for postmortem interval estimation of human skeletal remains: A scoping review.Journal of biophotonics · 2023Article
- Partners in Postmortem Interval Estimation: X-ray Diffraction and Fourier Transform Spectroscopy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: a universal analytical technique with promising applications in forensic analyses.International journal of legal medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
In forensic anthropology, there is an inherent difficulty in estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). This study aimed to assess whether there is a correlation between changes in the bone mineral component and the PMI estimation. Samples of femur and humerus from 80 identified individuals with known post-mortem interval were analyzed. Infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode (FTIR-ATR) was applied for this analysis, several indices having been obtained from the infrared bands most representative of the bone's relative contents in carbonate and phosphate. Specific relationships between sex/age and PMI were attained: for larger PMIs, there was an increase in the amount of B-type carbonate (BPI), A-type carbonates (API), and in the carbonate/phosphate (C/P) ratio, and a decrease of the crystallinity index (CI) and in the carbonate ratio (C/C). Two particular infrared indices (CI and C/C) were identified as the most suitable for post-mortem interval estimation, especially in females, controlling the effects of sex and age (in the statistical analysis).
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