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 ,Revised 27 June 2005 ,Accepted 27 June 2005.

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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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