Case Studies

Microtrace has worked on a wide variety of projects, many of which are fascinating for their scientific significance or their public interest.  Please feel free to browse through some of our interesting case histories.

Detailed Case Studies

• Visualizing TiO2 and Pigments in Paint and Polymers by Microscopy
• Food Contamination Identification and Sourcing
• Mislabeled Products: Tattoo Inks
• Sourcing the Introduction Point of Foreign Matter
• Unknown Material Identification: Cosmetically Treated Hair
• Capsule Identification by Variable Wavelength Imaging
• Selecting the Correct Instrument for the Job
• Obliterated, Obscured, and Altered Writing
• Thin film in multilayer laminate
• Streaks in Salmon
• “Shoeless Joe Jackson” Signature Analysis and Dating
• Cosmetic Trace Evidence
• Paintball
• Investigative Leads – Tracing a Serial Rapist
• The Great Avocado Caper
• Rail Crossing Accident
• Scent Spheres
• Joe DiMaggio’s Disappearing Signature
• Stolen Goods: Swapping Shipments with Sand
• Green River Murders

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