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The results of this research suggest that resin casts obtained from silicone molds can preserve erythrocyte morphology in bloodstains, and consequently that synthetic replicas are feasible for scanning electron microscopy identification of blood smears on cultural heritage specimens made of natural raw materials.
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The method used here may be applicable to organic residues other than blood, as well as to the surface of other specimens when, for any reason, the original is unavailable for scanning electron microscopy.
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This page is a summary of: Evaluating the Use of Synthetic Replicas for SEM Identification of Bloodstains (with Emphasis on Archaeological and Ethnographic Artifacts), Microscopy and Microanalysis, November 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1431927615014920.
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