The use of the Foster and Freeman Fx5 Fibre Finder in forensic textile examinations

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Wiggins, K G ^a   Turner, Y J ^a   Miles, J H ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated search; Fibres; Forensic science; Foster and Freeman; Fx5 Fibre Finder; Tapings

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLOR; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INSTRUMENT; MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; TEXTILE;

EID: 0032969208     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72010-1     Document Type: Article

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