O’Brien, Wayne, Nicholas D. Boltin, Zhenyu Lu, Brianna M. Cassidy, Raymond G. Belliveau, Emory J. Straub, Stephanie A. DeJong, Stephen L. Morgan, and ML Myrick. 2015. “Chemical Contrast Observed in Thermal Images of Blood-Stained Fabrics Exposed to Steam”. Analyst 140 (18): 6222-25.
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Abstract
Thermal imaging is not ordinarily a good way to visualize chemical contrast. In recent work, however, we observed strong and reproducible images with chemical contrasts on blood-stained fabrics, especially on more hydrophobic fabrics like acrylic and polyester.