Polymers on the Crime Scene Forensic Analysis of Polymeric Trace Evi

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 int

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Polymers on the Crime Scene Forensic Analysis of Polymeric Trace Evidence

Polymers on the Crime Scene

Valerio Causin

Polymers on the Crime Scene Forensic Analysis of Polymeric Trace Evidence

Valerio Causin Università di Padova Padova, Italy

ISBN 978-3-319-15493-0 ISBN 978-3-319-15494-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15494-7

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Acknowledgements

I am grateful to many people who, in different ways, helped me in the challenge of writing this book. First of all thank you Ania Levinson, Editor at Springer Business+Media, who supported me from the preparation of the proposal until the final submission of the manuscript. Thank you for all the patience and understanding, even when I missed some deadlines. Thank you Abira Sengupta, Assistant Editor at Springer Business+Media, for all the suggestions and the assistance on the editorial process. A big thank you is due to all my former colleagues in Carabinieri, for the fruitful discussion, for providing research ideas, for sharing casework, and for teaching me something on forensic science each time I visit them. Financial support for this book was provided by Università di Padova by Project CPDA128143 “Polymer characterization in a forensic intelligence perspective.” A final thank you is due to Gioia for her patience and encouragement throughout this project.

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Contents

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Introduction ............................................................................................... References ...................................................................................................

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Polymers: An Overview ...........................................................................