Selection of an adhesive tape suitable for forensic fiber sampling.
Five commercial adhesive tapes were tested for fiber uptake and saturation, for recovery and for ease of analysis. On the basis of the results, a high tack adhesive tape has been selected to be used for forensic fiber sampling. This adhesive tape is used as sampling material in two different micro trace kits. The first tape lifting kit is used mainly for the sampling of cars and the second is a 1:1 tape lifting kit for the collection of fibers on a corpse.
De Wael
Kris
K
Fibres and Textiles Laboratory, Nationaal Instituut voor Criminalistiek en Criminologie, Vilvoordsesteenweg 100, B-1120 Brussels, Belgium. kris.dewael@just.fgov.be
Gason
Fabrice G C S J
FG
Baes
Christiaan A V
CA