Prior Bleaching of Virgin or Colored Hair Has Minimal Impact on SERS-Based Hair Dye Identification

    December 2025 in “ Journal of Forensic Sciences ”
    Davis N. Pickett, Aidan Holman, Dmitry Kurouski
    Studysummary This pilot study found that prebleaching either virgin or previously colored hair only slightly affects the SERS spectra of dyes applied afterward, without impacting the accuracy of dye identification, supporting the technique's robustness for forensic analysis of hair dyes.
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