Characterization of polyurethane scaffolds using synchrotron radiation based computed microtomography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5535, Issue , 2004, Pages 775-782

  Donath, T ^a   Beckmann, F ^a   Heijkants, R G J C ^b   Brunke, O ^c   Schreyer, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microtomography; Morphometric analysis; Polymer foam; Polyurethane scaffolds; Porous structures; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEGRADATION; FOAMS; IMAGE RECORDING; POLYURETHANES; POROUS MATERIALS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAYS;

MICROTOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; POLYMER FOAMS; POLYURETHANE SCAFFOLDS; POROUS STRUCTURE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 15844390258     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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