Semi-automatic image analysis methodology for the segmentation of bubbles and drops in complex dispersions occurring in bioreactors

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-392

  Taboada, B ^a   Vega Alvarado, L ^a   Cordova Aguilar M S ^b   Galindo, E ^b   Corkidi, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Drops; Hough transform; Image analysis; Multiphase dispersion; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

HOUGH TRANSFORM ALGORITHM; MULTIPHASE DISPERSION; MULTIPHASE DISPERSIONS; MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISPERSIONS; DROP FORMATION; FERMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISPERSIONS; DROP FORMATION; FERMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33747887839     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-006-0159-0     Document Type: Article

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