"2 n analytical platform" to update procedures in thanatochemistry: estimation of post mortem interval in vitreous humor
In this work, a novel multiway approach by spectroscopy and thermogravimetry associated with chemometrics is developed, providing a multiparametric characterization of vitreous humor as a function of the time since death. Estimation of the precise time since death was performed on hospital deaths occurred in casualty, by medico-legal and post mortem examination, with no metabolic disorders. Micro and macro elements in vitreous specimens were determined by ICP-OES and were found to be diagnostic in predicting the post mortem interval (PMI).