Zugibe F T, Costello J T
J Forensic Sci. 1986 Apr;31(2):726-31.
Proposed methods for softening mummified fingers have been either unsuccessful in adequately softening the fingers or have been highly destructive. A simple technique based on an entirely new concept utilizing disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid in a detergent solution adjusted to a pH of 7.5 has been successfully used to obtain satisfactory to good fingerprints over the past ten years in every case attempted.
此前提出的软化木乃伊化手指的方法，要么无法充分软化手指，要么具有高度破坏性。一种基于全新概念的简单技术，即在pH值调至7.5的洗涤剂溶液中使用乙二胺四乙酸二钠，在过去十年里，在每一次尝试的案例中都成功地获得了令人满意或良好的指纹。
