1. An apparatus for obtaining biometric information from an individual's dermal surface, comprising: (a) a first device configured to generate an electrical charge, wherein the electrical charge is configured to stimulate molecules in the vicinity of the individual's dermal surface and cause compounds in the stimulated molecules to fluoresce; (b) a second device configured to capture an image of the dermal surface derived from the fluoresced molecular compounds; and (c) a transparent substrate dimensioned to receive the individual's dermal surface, wherein the transparent substrate comprises an electrical conductor disposed in communication with the first device configured to generate an electrical charge.