A neural network model for estimating the particle size distribution of dilute latex from multiangle dynamic light scattering measurements

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 41-52

  Gugliotta, Luis M ^a   Stegmayer, Georgina S ^b   Clementi, Luis A ^a   Gonzalez, Verónica D G ^a   Minari, Roque J ^a   Leiza, José R ^c   Vega, Jorge R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b CIDISI (CONICET and UTN Facultad Regional Santa Fe)   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamic light scattering; Latex; Multiangle easurements; Neural network; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETERS; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; GENERAL REGRESSION NEURAL NETWORKS; LOGARITHMIC DISTRIBUTIONS; MULTIANGLE DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERINGS; MULTIANGLE EASUREMENTS; NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; NUMERICAL INVERSIONS; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; TIKHONOV REGULARIZATIONS; UNIMODAL;

CENTRIFUGATION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; FLUID DYNAMICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LATEXES;

EID: 65449171262     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200800010     Document Type: Article

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