Near-field FTIR imaging: A technique for enhancing spatial resolution in FTIR microscopy

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Sahun, Jennifer J ^a,b   Peppas, Nikolaos A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPE DESIGN ENHANCEMENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

FOURIER OPTICS;

EID: 0031550208     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19970103)63:1<103::aid-app10>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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