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Effect of the Papaya Latex on the Visibility of Fingerprint

Chantira Boonsri1, Pichet Limsuwan1 and Prathan Buranasiri1
  • 1 Department of Physics, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

The effect of the papaya latex on the visibility of fingerprint was investigated. The fingerprints of the thumb without and with touching papaya latex for 5 and 10 min were prepared on the glass slides and captured by CMOS camera. The fingerprint images were reconstructed and the transverse intensity profiles were performed. The valley depth and the ridge width for these prepared fingerprints were determined. The results show that the visibility of the fingerprints increased with increasing touching time with papaya latex. It can be concluded that the finger surface needed to be scanned using any fingerprint sensors should be touched with papaya latex for about 10 min before image scanning to increase the image quality.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 17 No. 1, 2020, 171-178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2020.171.178

Submitted On: 27 April 2020 Published On: 27 July 2020

How to Cite: Boonsri, C., Limsuwan, P. & Buranasiri, P. (2020). Effect of the Papaya Latex on the Visibility of Fingerprint. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 17(1), 171-178. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2020.171.178

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Keywords

  • Fingerprint
  • Biometric Sensors
  • Papaya Latex
  • Proteolytic Enzymes