Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 109-117 , September 2008

Application of Raman spectroscopy to forensic fibre cases

  • L. Lepot

      Affiliations

    • Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University of Liège, Bldg. B6C, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium
    • National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, Fibres & Textiles Laboratory, Vilvoordsesteenweg 100, 1120 Brussels, Belgium
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  • K. De Wael

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, Fibres & Textiles Laboratory, Vilvoordsesteenweg 100, 1120 Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, Vilvoordsesteenweg 100, 1120 Brussels, Belgium.
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  • F. Gason

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, Fibres & Textiles Laboratory, Vilvoordsesteenweg 100, 1120 Brussels, Belgium
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  • B. Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University of Liège, Bldg. B6C, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium

Received 16 March 2007 ,Revised 9 August 2007 ,Accepted 23 September 2007.

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 The work should be attributed to the Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Laboratory of the University of Liège, Bldg. B6C, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium.

PII: S1355-0306(07)00105-0

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.09.013

Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 109-117 , September 2008