Limited-dose electron microscopy reveals the crystallinity of fibrous C-S-H phases

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 627-632

  Rößler, Christiane ^a   Stark, Jochen ^a   Steiniger, Frank ^b   Tichelaar, Willem ^c  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HYDRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOMACROMOLECULES; CRYO-PROTECTION METHODS; ELECTRON DOSE;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33645123908     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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