The Discrimination of Colored Acrylic, Cotton, and Wool Textile Fibers Using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy. Part 1: In situ Detection and Characterization of Dyes

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1593-1600

  Buzzini, Patrick ^a   Massonnet, Genevieve ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discriminating power; Dye analysis; Fibers; Forensic science; Raman spectroscopy; Trace evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886886085     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12298     Document Type: Article

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