Table 2. Morphology and Polymeric Matrix of the Identified Particles and Fibers.
| Decedent | Cryo-cuts (left OB) | Digested Filters (right OB) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Size, μma | Polymer matrix | Color | Format | Size, μma | Polymer matrix | Color | |
| 1 | Particle | 5.5 × 5.1 | Polypropylene | Black | Particle | 13.6 × 8.9 | Polyamide | Blue |
| 2 | Particle | 13.4 × 5.0 | Nylon | Green | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | Particle | 8.5 × 4.0 | Perlon polyamide | Gray | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Particle | 18.1 × 10.6 | Polyethylene vinyl acetate | White |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | Fiber | 19.6 × 6.0 | Polypropylene | Green | |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | Particle | 15.2 × 8.6 | Polyethylene vinyl acetate | Brown | |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | Fiber | 24.5 × 2.6 | Wool + polypropylene | Green | |
| 7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Particle | 26.4 × 25.4 | Polypropylene | Blue/gray |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | Particle | 17.0 × 9.1 | Polypropylene | Blue/gray | |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | Fiber | 19.0 × 4.4 | Polypropylene | Pink | |
| 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Particle | 8.3 × 7.0 | Polyamide | Gray |
| 12 | Particle | 6.6 × 3.0 | Polypropylene | Gray | Particle | 5.9 × 4.4 | Polyethylene | Light blue |
| Particle | 19.2 × 16.7 | Polypropylene | Green | |||||
| 15 | Fiber | 22.6 × 3.0 | Nylon | Blue | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OB, olfactory bulb.
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Particles are listed as length × width; fibers are listed as length × diameter.