The effect of exposure to the elements on the forensic characterization by infrared spectroscopy of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 887-893

  Causin, Valerio ^a,c   Marega, Carla ^a   Guzzini, Giuseppe ^b   Marigo, Antonio ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche dell'Universit   (Italy)

^b Esplosivi ed Infiammabili   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact traces; Fiber analysis; Forensic science; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Polyethylene terephthalate

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FIBER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TEXTILE FIBER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 21444436462     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004519     Document Type: Article

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