Applications of synchrotron radiation micro-focus techniques to the study of polymer and biopolymer fibers

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 396-403

  Riekel, Christian ^a   Davies, Richard J ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Micro diffraction; Micro small angle X ray scattering; Micro wide angle X ray scattering; Single fibers; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HYDRATION; MICROHARDNESS; PRINTING; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BULK POLYMER; IN-SITU FIBER SCANNING; MICRO-X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY OPTICS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMER; POLYMER;

HARDNESS; HYDRATION; RADIATION; REVIEW; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEFORMATION; HYDRATION; PRINTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 20444395134     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2004.10.004     Document Type: Review

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