Scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) is extensively seen in the literature for the improvement of …
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The forensic investigator is frequently confronted with the discrimination and deduction of injury implements, which is one of the most important phys…
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^ I think this one is full text
...forward-thinking professionals should think about the possible presence of exogenous micro-traces of forensic concern and collect specimens to be analyzed through in-depth analyses..from
Partially or totally skeletonized bodies are undoubtedly the most challenging scenario to deal with for forensic pathologists and anthropologists. Ind…
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Two different sharp-edged weapons discovered in a stabbing murder via this type of analysis:
Particles from
scalpel blades have been found with these new methods.
Knife and crow bar particles retrieved:
Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is becoming a commonly used modality in routine forensic investigation. Mechanical injuries including laceration…
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Now I will say that it helps if the knife strikes bone, for these particles to be left. My point is that if the wounds on KG were as deep as her father says, it's likely the knife at least nicked a bone. Every single object on earth is decaying at some rate - very slowly, for most, but detectable. Tiny particles of a crowbar or a knife can lead to identification with a match with the weapon used.
Knife residue found here:
Background: Patterned light 3D scanning has historically been targeted towards industrial and manufacturing applications. Forensic 3D skin surface sca…
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Turns out that most knives have a thin outer layer/coating (often identifiable and can be specific to a certain type of knife).
And the following articles shows that one does not even have to retrieve the particles - they can be analyzed by radiological techniques:
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) integrates conventional imaging and spectroscopy, to obtain both spatial and spectral information from a specimen. This te…
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I have way more, some of those are behind paywalls, of course.