Experimental Single Controlled Study of Burned Bones: Contribution of Scanning Electron Microscopy

Gérald Quatrehomme, Marc Bolla, Michèle Muller‐Bolla, Jean‐Paul Rocca, Gilles Grévin, Paul Bailet

1998-03-01articleJournal of Forensic Sciences45 citationsclosed

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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies

Abstract

Burned bones were studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The samples were cut from a maxillary-mandibular block taken during an autopsy. These fragments were heated in a furnace under controlled temperature conditions for 60 minutes. The temperatures ranged from 150 to 1150 degrees Celsius. The results are as following: (i) there are significant alterations of the bone, more and more obvious as the temperature increases, (ii) it appears to be difficult to establish a precise correlation between the temperature and the scanning electron microscopy patterns.

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