Three-dimensional surface reconstruction of diatomaceous frustules

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 403, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 63-66

  Chen, X ^a   Ostadi, H ^a   Jiang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosilica; Diatoms; Stereo imaging technique

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION;

BIOSILICA; DIATOMS; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NANO-METER SCALE; THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES (SEM); THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SURFACES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION;

STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSCINODISCUS LINEATUS; DIATOM; FRUSTULE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

DIATOMS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 77953358724     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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