Multiscale image analysis of microcellular solids: Application to hybrid silica xerogels

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-162

  Gommes, Cédric J ^a   Pirard, Jean Paul ^a   Blacher, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Transmission electron microscopy; Xerogels

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

COREACTANT; FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES; GENERAL METHODOLOGIES; HYBRID SILICA; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; MICROCELLULAR; MULTISCALE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SILICA XEROGEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION;

XEROGELS;

SILICA GEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; HYBRID; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID; SYNTHESIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34247261529     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01759.x     Document Type: Article

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