Automated Image Acquisition of Polymer Blend Morphology in an SEM

Modern semi-crystalline polymers based on olefin chemistry are receiving a lot of attention due to their low cost of manufacture and the ability to tailor properties by controlling polymer morphology. A common technique to visualize polymer morphology is transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with...

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Published in:Microscopy today 2008-05, Vol.16 (3), p.24-27
Main Authors: Todd, Clifford S., Blackson, John, Bar, Georg, Garcia-Meitin, Eddy, Reuschle, David, Janus, Michael, Darus, Mark, Nickles, Annabel
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