Is it a modacrylic fibre?

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-162

  Grieve, M C ^a   Griffin, R M E ^b  

^a Forensic Science Institute   (Germany)

^b Forensic Sci Agy of N Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Density; Fibres; Forensic science; Microscopy (brightfield polarised light, FTIR); Modacrylic

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DYE; FLAME RETARDANT; MONOMER; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NOMENCLATURE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032864481     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72040-X     Document Type: Article

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