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Forensic Textile Science

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Forensic Textile Science provides an introduction to textile science, emphasizing the terminology of the discipline and offering detailed coverage of the ways textile damage analysis can be used in forensics. Part One introduces textiles and their role in forensics, including chapters on fibers, yarns and fabrics, garment types and construction, and household textiles.

Part Two covers analysis of textile damage in a forensic context. Key topics include textile degradation and natural damage, weapon and impact damage, textile ripping, and ballistic damage.

This book is an important reference point for all those interested in textile damage and the role of textiles in forensics, including academics, post-graduate students, and forensic scientists.

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ISBN: 9780081018729
Publication date:
Author: Debra Carr
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing an imprint of Elsevier Science
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 272 pages
Series: The Textile Institute Book Series
Genres: Materials science
Forensic science
Plastics and polymers
Textiles and fibres
Engineering applications of polymers and composites
Legal aspects of criminology

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