Fingerprinting

See how easy it is to integrate Flinn Scientific's fingerprinting kits in any forensic science lab. Review our resources, search for additional kits and identify the ones that best suit your lessons.

Inkless Fingerprinting Kit, AP7061

Inkless Fingerprinting Kit is a fun activity that allows students to get their fingerprints without the mess of ink - just like the professionals!

Amino Acid Fingerprints

Detectives use ninhydrin to reveal fingerprints left at crime scenes. Ninhydrin reacts with amino acids found in the natural oils on our skin to produce a purple product. The intensity of the color may also be used as quantitative test for the amount of amino acids in a sample.

Amino Acid Fingerprints

Iodine Fingerprint

Forensic scientists use fingerprints as one of the basic tools in gathering evidence at the scene of a crime. Fingerprints can be developed using a number of chemical and physical methods. In this activity, fingerprints will be developed chemically in iodine vapor.

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