Identification of thermally changed fibres

Forensic Science International

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-63

  Wa̧s, Jolanta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fibres; FT IR; Identification; Organic and inorganic compounds; Petrographic (polarising) microscopy; SEM EDX; Thermal changes; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031014040     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02075-0     Document Type: Article

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