Bio-soft matter imaging and micro-metrology by Phase-sensitive ultrasonic microscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5394, Issue , 2004, Pages 263-272

  Ngwa, W ^a   Grill, W ^a   Kundu, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic impedance; Acoustic microscopy; Bio soft matter; Carapace; Chitosan; Mechanical properties; P wave speed; Phase sensitive acoustic microscopy; Soft matter

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; BIO-SOFT MATTER; CARAPACE; CHITOSAN; P-WAVE SPEED; PHASE-SENSITIVE ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPES; SOFT MATTER;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMATERIALS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RAYLEIGH FADING; REFLECTION; VECTORS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 5444272926     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.538794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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