Журнал судебно-медицинских исследований

A Microwave Technique: As a Forensic Tool to Identify Amount of Insulin in Biological Fluids

Abstract

Ritika Verma

Even though drugs can cure disease and reduce pain, they can also be a means of murder. Forensic scientists can examine blood and tissue to uncover cases where death is not as natural as it may seem – from slow arsenic poisoning to quick cocaine overdose. Besides this, there are many instances of insulin overdose poisoning in suicide and murder cases all over the world. Insulin poisoning seems a perfect weapon to criminals because according to them it cannot be detected after death. Moreover, instrumental methods are the foundation of modern forensic physics and toxicology investigations. In this paper we will discuss an innovative Microwave Technique and diagnostic methods of insulin, which can be applied in forensic science for detection and quantification of insulin as a toxin in biological fluids. A short description of the theory, inherent potency and limitations of its methodology is presented. Goal of this paper is to promote novelty to develop our technological capabilities and use of new diagnostic techniques in forensic science practice.