Human Skin and Debris

The skin flake here shows a significant accumulation of construction debris, including glass fiber, calcite, plaster, and paint spheres.

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Human dander varies from isotropic to particles with stress birefringence. The stress birefringence of human skin flakes tends to be low. The refractive index of human skin flakes tends to be around 1.550 but will vary with stress and oil content.

Human Skin and Debris

The skin flake here shows a significant accumulation of construction debris, including glass fiber, calcite, plaster, and paint spheres.

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