Alternative metal processes for vacuum metal deposition

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-273

  Philipson, David ^a   Bleay, Stephen ^a  

^a Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILVER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; METAL EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SURFACE TENSION; VACUUM; VACUUM METAL DEPOSITION;

EID: 33947097813     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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