Hairs and Fibres Identification

Contamination from hairs and fibres can originate from a number of different sources, including sacking, ropes, contaminated raw materials, factory dust, infestation, personnel and packaging.

RSSL's Microscopy Department can test hairs and fibres using a combination of light microscopy and Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) techniques to:

• Distinguish between natural and man-made fibres
  
  
• Identify the man-made fibre types
  
  
• Identify the animal origin of hair
  
  
• Suggest a route for the contamination