| Summary: | Early techniques to develop latent fingerprints have shown many drawbacks such as being costly, time-consuming, less stable, highly toxic, low selectivity, low sensitivity, and low contrast. Numerous studies have been introduced to improve the identification of latent fingerprint techniques. The application of starch as a based material or binding agent offers advantages since this biomaterial is nontoxic, easily available, abundant, and cost-saving. Studies show that starch-based materials have good potential in the detection of latent fingerprints. However, studies related to the use of starch-based material in the development of latent fingerprints are still limited. Therefore, this mini-review highlights the techniques used in the detection of latent fingerprints and the potential alternative in detecting latent fingerprints using starch particularly as coating and coated materials. © 2023, Malaysian Society of Analytical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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