Polymers on the Crime Scene Forensic Analysis of Polymeric Trace Evidence /

• Main Author: Causin, Valerio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Forensic science.; Polymers.; Forensic medicine.; Biomaterials.; Polymer Sciences.; Forensic Science.; Forensic Medicine.

This book approaches the analysis of forensic contact traces from a polymer science perspective. The development of characterization methods of new or unusual traces and the improvement of existing protocols is described.The book starts with a general introduction to polymers and  the issues related...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Polymers: an overview
• Polymeric traces: transfer, persistence, recovery, analysis and interpretation of analytical data
• Polymers on the crime scene
• Formulation: polymer matrix, fillers, dyes, pigments and other additives
• Synthesis-dependent parameters: molecularweight, constitution and configuration
• Processing-dependent parameters: structure and morphology of polymeric materials.