Morphological analysis of pores in directionally freeze-cast titanium foams

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-124

  Fife, J L ^a   Li, J C ^a   Dunand, D C ^a   Voorhees, P W ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DENDRIMERS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POWDERS; SINTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

BONE REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; ELONGATED PORES; ICE GROWTHS; INTERFACE NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERFACE SHAPES; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PORE SHAPES; POWDER SIZES; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; TITANIUM FOAMS; TRABECULAR BONES;

TITANIUM;

EID: 61749089439     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0023     Document Type: Article

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