The population, transfer and persistence of fibres on the skin of living subjects

Fibres were transferred to the bare arms of living subjects and their persistence determined at intervals up to 24 h, during which normal daily activity was undertaken. Decay curves showed an initial rapid loss followed by an apparently exponential decay. No target fibres were found to remain after...

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Published inScience & justice Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 259 - 264
Main Authors Palmer, Ray, Burch, Hilary J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.2009
Subjects
Bathing
Female
Fibres
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Length
Male
Microscopy
Pathology
Persistence
Skin
Textiles
Touch
Transfer
Persistence
Fibres
Transfer
Skin
Bathing
Length
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Summary:Fibres were transferred to the bare arms of living subjects and their persistence determined at intervals up to 24 h, during which normal daily activity was undertaken. Decay curves showed an initial rapid loss followed by an apparently exponential decay. No target fibres were found to remain after 24 h. The length distribution showed a shift towards shorter fibre lengths and the differential shedding results for a polyester/cotton mixture showed a small bias towards the retention of cotton. The population of coloured fibres on bare skin was classified according to perceived colour, length, generic class and the presence or absence of delustrant.
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ISSN:1355-0306
1876-4452
DOI:10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.008