Automated three-dimensional analysis of particle measurements using an optical profilometer and image analysis software

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-100

  Bullman, Vandell ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Image processing; Optical profilometry; Particle size distribution; Quantitative image analysis; Three dimensional measurements; Topographic imaging; White light interferometer

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; AUTOMATION; DATA HANDLING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PROFILOMETRY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; IMAGES PROCESSING; OPTICAL IMAGE; OPTICAL PROFILOMETER; OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY; PARTICLES-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS; TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGING; WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETER;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOPOGRAPHY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

GLASS; MICROSPHERE;

GLASS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSPHERES; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0042729993     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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