Mapping fibre orientation in complex-shaped biological systems with micrometre resolution by scanning X-ray microdiffraction

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-205

  Seidel, Robin ^a   Gourrier, Aurélien ^a,b   Burghammer, Manfred ^b   Riekel, Christian ^b   Jeronimidis, George ^c   Paris, Oskar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological materials; Fibre orientation; Flow sensor; Insect cuticle; Insect mechanoreceptor; X ray microdiffraction

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TISSUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FLOW SENSORS; INSECT CUTICLE; INSECT MECHANORECEPTORS; X-RAY MICRODIFFRACTION;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

CHITIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GRYLLIDAE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORY RECEPTOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CHITIN; GRYLLIDAE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SENSE ORGANS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39449126280     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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