{"id":150372,"date":"2026-01-06T10:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//?p=150372"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:49:38","slug":"ucf-researchers-create-the-fantastic-four-chemical-standards-for-forensic-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//ucf-researchers-create-the-fantastic-four-chemical-standards-for-forensic-science/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372//","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researchers Create the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cFantastic Four/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d Chemical Standards for Forensic Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forensic science is a field that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2019s drawn more attention in recent years, thanks to the onset of true crime podcasts and the increase of television shows and films focused on the topic. A survey by Edison Research last year reported that 84% of the U.S. population ages 13 and up are /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201ctrue crime consumers,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d listening or watching these types of stories./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2019s College of Sciences and its National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) are at the heart of the real science behind the real-life cases, along with the larger field that goes beyond criminal justice./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

Why This Research Matters/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

Now, thanks to the work of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ researchers, the field of forensic science around the world is receiving a massive boost of knowledge through the release of the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cfantastic four/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d chemical standards; the four, hard biomaterials /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2014 nails, hair, bones and teeth /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2014 that provide a consistent and critical reference point for forensic anthropology and toxicology work./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cThe creation of these standards is important because every aspect /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2014 especially in toxicology /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2014 is helpful to quantify data when looking at these biomaterials in the field,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d says Matthieu Baudelet, an associate professor of chemistry at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ affiliated with NCFS. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cYou have a sample you want to mimic and now there is a reference with these /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2018fantastic four/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u2019 that you can use for analysis. We can help crime labs around the world to be more precise, avoiding wrong decisions when looking at evidence./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

Baudelet undertook the work of creating these standards in 2018 because he says it was a complex puzzle to solve and the work was necessary for improvements in forensic science./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cAt the time, no one was working on this and we dared to find the answer and fill this scientific need in the field,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d Baudelet says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201cForensic science is important today because there is always a need for answering questions on a number of topics. In our case, the research revolves around anthropology and toxicology. In forensic anthropology, work is often about solving crimes, but there’s also work in parallel to repatriate fallen soldiers from previous wars./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n

Baudelet says that the new chemical standards will open doors to solve issues in toxicology or biomedical applications; for instance, the burgeoning market for hair analysis, which needs these standards./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150372/n