Confocal imaging and second-order stereological analysis of a liquid foam

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-320

  Reed, M G ^a   Howard, C V ^b   Shelton, C G ^a  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Liquid foam; Point patterns; Second order stereology

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES;

AQUEOUS FOAMS; COARSENINGS; LIQUID FOAM; OPTICAL SECTIONS; POINT PATTERNS; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER STEREOLOGY; STEREOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; TIMES SERIES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0030974868     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.d01-626.x     Document Type: Article

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