Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments

Chapter 14. Lab II-7 Study the Morphology of Fibers and Fabrics

Equipment and Materials

You’ll need the following items to complete this lab session. (The standard kit for this book, available from http://www.thehomescientist.com, includes the items listed in the first group.)

Materials from Kit

• Goggles

• Centrifuge tubes, 1.5 mL (14)

• Coverslips

• Filter, plane-Polarizing

• Forceps

• Glycerol

• Magnifier

• Oil, cassia

• Oil, olive

• Pipettes

• Ruler

• Scalpel

• Slide, cross-sectioning

• Slides, deep-cavity

• Slides, flat

• Specimens: fabrics A, B, C, D, and E

• Specimen: TFI Multifiber Fabric #43

Materials you Provide

• Gloves

• Marking pen, ultra-fine, permanent

• Microscope

• Scanner and scanning software (optional)

• Scissors

• Water, distilled or deionized

• Specimens: additional fabrics/fibers (optional)

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