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Review on the Individual Identification of Human Hair Morphology for Retrospect and Prospect
Original Abstract
Abstract
In 1837, Brewster optical microscope for the first time the specificity of the surface structure of hair was found. With several new technologies in practice the application of the morphological structure of the hair, the gradual deepening, hair morphology of research results are widely used in the field of individual identification of forensic science, in some developed countries for individual identification of hair has become a fixed the guiding principles and application guidelines. In recent years, with the high-tech developments, such as atomic force microscope and other applications, morphological structure of hair into the micro-, ultra-micro-level, and conducted quantitative research, which makes the hair on the validity of the identification of individual identification was confirmed. In this paper, the individual identification of hair morphology of research progress at home and abroad are reviewed.
Keywords: Forensic science; Individual identification; Human hair; Morphology; Review
Authors & Publication
Article Details
- Department of Anatomy, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
- Department of Anthropology, Liaoning Medical College, Jinzhou 121000, China.
- Chongqing Public Security Bureau, Chongqing 401147, China.
Corresponding author: Huanjiu Xi · caoyunxing44744@sina.com
Citation Information
| Document code | R1 · Review |
|---|---|
| Journal | Forensic Science Seminar |
| ISSN | 2157-118X |
| Volume / Issue | 2 / 1 |
| Pages | 31–35 |
| Official issue date | 1 January 2012 |
| Article HTML | https://fss.xxyy.info/journal/2012/2157118X.2.R1.html |
| Full text PDF | https://fss.xxyy.info/journal/2012/2157118X.2.R1.pdf |
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