The importance of thin layer chromatography in the analysis of reactive dyes released from wool fibers

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1042-1047

  Wiggins, Kenneth G ^a   Crabtree, Simon R ^a   March, Bridget M ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparison microscopy; criminalistics; forensic science; reactive dyes; single fibers; thin layer chromatography; visible light microspectrophotometry; wool

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ARTICLE; CRIME; FIBER; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WOOL;

EID: 0029861255     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14046j     Document Type: Article

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