Detection of metal residues on bone using SEM-EDS. Part I: Blunt force injury

Forensic Science International

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 87-90

  Pechníková, Markéta ^a,b   Porta, Davide ^a   Mazzarelli, Debora ^a   Rizzi, Agostino ^a   Drozdová, Eva ^b   Gibelli, Daniele ^a   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blunt force trauma; Bone; Forensic anthropology; Forensic pathology; Metal residues; SEM EDS

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SILICON; SULFUR; TITANIUM;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE DISTANCE; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; X RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84870299242     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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