A study on the random distribution of a red acrylic target fibre

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-89

  Bruschweiler W ^a   Grieve, M C ^b  

^a Scientific Forensic Service   (Switzerland)

^b Forensic Science Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrylic; Criminalistics; European Fibres Group; Evidential value; Fibres; Forensic science; FTIR microscopy; Target fibre

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; VINYL ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COLOR; EUROPE; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LABORATORY; MARKETING; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; TEXTILE;

EID: 0030910945     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(97)72152-X     Document Type: Article

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