2017 article

Effect of yarn structure on wicking and its impact on bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) on woven cotton fabrics

Li, X., Li, J., & Michielsen, S. (2017, April 27). Forensic Science International, Vol. 276, pp. 41–50.

By: X. Li n, J. Li n & S. Michielsen n

author keywords: Bloodstains; Textiles; Woven; Yarn; BPA; Cotton
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Stains; Capillary Action; Forensic Sciences; Swine; Textiles
topics (OpenAlex): Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies; Digital Media Forensic Detection; Textile materials and evaluations
TL;DR: Drip stains on two 100% cotton plain weave fabrics representative of bed sheets are analyzed and it is found that porcine blood wicked into the fabrics made with ring spun yarn, but not into those made with open end or vortex spun yarns, demonstrating the importance of a deeper characterization of the textile structure, even down to the yarn level, for BPA on textiles. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Alternative method for determining the original drop volume of bloodstains on knit fabrics

Li, J., Li, X., & Michielsen, S. (2016, April 29). Forensic Science International, Vol. 263, pp. 194–203.

By: J. Li n, X. Li n & S. Michielsen n

author keywords: Bloodstains; BPA; Textiles; Drop volume; Knit; Porcine blood
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Stains; Blood Substitutes; Blood Viscosity; Forensic Medicine / methods; Swine; Textiles
topics (OpenAlex): Forensic and Genetic Research; Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods; Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis
TL;DR: A new, rapid, reliable, non-destructive method for determining the diameter of the original drop of blood that results in a stain has been developed for bloodstains on cotton single jersey knit (tee-shirt) fabrics, which is one of the most common fabrics analyzed for BPA both at crime scenes and in forensic laboratories. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Impact dynamics of porcine drip bloodstains on fabrics

Williams, E. M. P., Dodds, M., Taylor, M. C., Li, J., & Michielsen, S. (2016, March 2). Forensic Science International, Vol. 262, pp. 66–72.

By: E. Williams*, M. Dodds*, M. Taylor*, J. Li n & S. Michielsen n

author keywords: Bloodstain pattern analysis; BPA; Fabric; Textile; Drip stain; Cotton; Wicking
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Stains; Forensic Medicine; Physical Phenomena; Surface Properties; Swine; Textiles
topics (OpenAlex): Textile materials and evaluations; Material Properties and Processing; Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
TL;DR: These processes are described within for passive drip stains collected under controlled conditions using anticoagulated porcine blood to identify the number of satellite stains and the size of the satellite stains correlates with the amount of wicking in the fabric with the satellite stain size for plain-woven>jersey knit>cardboard. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

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