Fluorescence confocal polarizing microscopy: Three-dimensional imaging of the director

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 373-384

  Lavrentovich, O D ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Confocal microscopy; Dislocations; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); DYES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUORESCENCE CONFOCAL POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SPECIFIC DYES;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0042320377     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02708317     Document Type: Article

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