Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and 3D image analysis of medium density fiberboard (MDF)

Holzforschung

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 581-587

  Walther, Thomas ^a   Thoemen, Heiko ^b  

^a Voith Paper GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesive distribution; Fiber network; Image analysis; Medium density fiberboard (MDF); Microtomography; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGE ANALYSIS; AUTOMATIC IMAGE ANALYSIS; CONTACT AREAS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER NETWORK; FIBER NETWORKS; INDIVIDUAL FIBERS; MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF); MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARDS; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; NEW APPROACHES; RESIN DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; SURFACE AREA; SYNCHROTRON MICROTOMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; VOID SPACE; VOLUME DATA; WALL MATERIALS; WOOD FIBER NETWORKS;

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL MEMBRANES; FIBERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 68849127909     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2009.093     Document Type: Article

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