Surface imaging of thermally sensitive particulate and fibrous materials with the atomic force microscope: A novel sample preparation method

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-80

  Baldwin, P M ^a,c   Frazier, R A ^a   Adler, J ^a   Glasbey, T O ^a   Keane, M P ^b   Roberts, C J ^a   Tendler, S J B ^a   Davies, M C ^a   Melia, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Courtaulds PLC ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cellulose; Embedding; Fibrous; Imaging; Materials; Particulate; Starch; Thermally sensitive

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FILM PREPARATION; PROBES; STARCH;

ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CYANOACRYLATES; EMBEDDINGS; FIBROUS; FIBROUS MATERIAL; MICROSCOPY IMAGING; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PARTICULATES; SURFACE IMAGING; THERMALLY SENSITIVES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029856325     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1996.tb00001.x     Document Type: Article

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