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It has been made ​​possible by scanning electron microscope with which tells the Catholic University and has identified blood and pollen
The research group of the Catholic University of Murcia who is studying samples of the Shroud of Oviedo, has discovered a grain of pollen from one plant, according to the palinóloga of EDICES, Marzia Boi, is compatible with the botanical species Helicrysum Sp., also identified in the Shroud (Shroud of Turin);
also was dropped question of further contamination, as is adhered to the blood;
ie that the relic arrived at the same time that blood, not randomly at some point along its history.
This data is very important because you can prove the authenticity of the Shroud of Oviedo, and deny that it is a forgery.
This research has been possible thanks to the innovative scanning electron microscope last generation that tells the UCAM.
In this sense, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, notes that acquired "the microcospio to offer this service" to investigate in depth the aforementioned relic.
This is a new finding that is not part of the research line that is centered study, since what is sought in the sample being processed is human biological material.
As stated by Chief Section of Forensic Histopathology of the Institute of Legal Medicine Murcia, and director of the Research Team of the Spanish Centre for Sindonology (EDICES), Alfonso Sánchez Hermosilla, this is yet another agreement, first order, to unite with the growing list highlighted by the scientific study of these relics of the Passion attributed to Jesus of Nazareth.
How to show previous research, there are several aspects that relate both relics.
The Sudarium of Oviedo has human bloodstains and the AB group, which is the same blood group of the blood on the Shroud.
In addition, the bloodstains of this fit
mathematically blood stains on the face of the Shroud, which can only be explained if the two cloths covered the same face.
Helicrysum
Helicrysum has been used for thousands of years for cosmetic purposes in the Middle East;
also was used in Jewish burials during the first century of the Christian era, so it is no wonder their presence on blood remnants of a canvas used to shroud a corpse.
Other research
Currently in the UCAM is working with the scanning electron microscope in several areas: in the field of engineering, in a comparative study of materials;
characterizing clay powder;
or the study of samples from a submarine;
in the field of health sciences, is working on the analysis of nanoencapsulated or microanalysis of samples of materials of titanium dioxide (this work has been published in the journal Applied Catalysis B: Environmental);
also is studying a human hair from archaeological remains.
Currently, it is launching the workstation Cryo-SEM available to the microscope, which will work with samples that, by their nature, need to be fixed by freezing such as food samples.
Microscope Specifications
The scanning electron microscope field emission MERLIN VP COMPACT, features automatic pressure regulation, which allows working with non-conductive samples without metallization.
It has a resolution of 0.8 nm at 15 kV, art electron optics and multi-chamber large samples.
Eucentric plate, monitored in 5-axis anti-vibration pendulum self-regulating system clean and turbomolecular vacuum pump system.
EDS microanalysis system, Bruker QUANTAX Workstation 2000. Cryo-SEM QUORUM PP3010T with preparation chamber for connection SEM (temperature range -190 ° C to 100 ° C).
Source: UCAM
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