Structural studies on polymer whiskers by transmission electron microscopy: I. Morphological and high-resolution observations

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 46, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 325-333

  Tosaka, Masatoshi ^a   Yamakawa, Masahiro ^a   Tsuji, Masaki ^a   Kohjiya, Shinzo ^a   Ogawa, Tetsuya ^a   Isoda, Seiji ^a   Kobayashi, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic polyester; Copolymer; Cryo protection; Dark field image; High resolution image

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AROMATIC POLYESTERS; CRYO PROTECTIONS; DARK FIELD IMAGES; HIGH RESOLUTION OBSERVATIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES; LATTICE FRINGES; NAPHTHOIC ACIDS; P-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; POLYMER WHISKERS; STRUCTURAL STUDIES;

CRYSTALLITES;

2 NAPHTHOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; COPOLYMER; MONOMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIBER; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033200330     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19990815/01)46:4/5<325::AID-JEMT10>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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