Forensic Science International
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 119-126, 2 June 2006

Damage caused to fibres by the action of two types of heat

  • Jolanta Wąs-Gubała

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Research, Westerplatte 9, 31-033 Cracow, Poland
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  • Wolf Krauß

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Science Institute, Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg, Taubenheimstraße 85, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany

Received 8 June 2004; received in revised form 27 June 2005; accepted 27 June 2005. published online 27 September 2005.

Abstract 

Research into the specific types of damage to textiles and singular textile fibres caused by contact with a heating plate at a given temperature and with the open flame of a gas burner is presented. Experiments were carried out using a selection of textiles (fabrics and knits) differing in colour, fibre composition and textile construction. The characteristic changes that occur in different kinds of textiles and fibres after thermal degradation were observed through microscopic examinations—optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Keywords: Fibre, Damage, Fire, High temperature, SEM

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PII: S0379-0738(05)00404-4

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.06.013

Forensic Science International
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 119-126, 2 June 2006

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