Polymers on the Crime Scene .................................................................. 105
4.1 Textile Fibres ...................................................................................... 105
4.1.1 A Classifi cation of Fibres ..................................................... 106
4.1.2 Technological Requirements for Textile Fibres ................... 107
4.1.3 Transfer and Persistence of Fibres ....................................... 108
4.1.4 Recovery of Fibres ............................................................... 109
4.1.5 The Characterisation of Textile Fibres ................................. 111