The individuality of fibres used to provide forensic evidence - Not all blue polyesters are the same

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-28

  Grieve, M C ^a   Biermann, T W ^a   Schaub, K ^a  

^a Forensic Science Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blocks of colour; Fibres; Forensic science; Frequency; Individualization; Polyester

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COLOR; CRIME; FIBER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 14644395482     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(05)71616-6     Document Type: Article

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