Three-dimensional structure analysis by X-ray micro-computed tomography of macroporous alumina templated with expandable microspheres

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2547-2554

  Andersson, Linnéa ^a   Jones, Anthony C ^b   Knackstedt, Mark A ^b   Bergström, Lennart ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Expandable microspheres; Non destructive evaluation; Porosity; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

3D DATA; CT IMAGE; EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES; GEL CASTING; MACROPOROUS; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NOVEL METHODS; OPEN POROSITY; POLYMERIC MICROSPHERE; PORE NETWORKS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SOLID PHASIS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; TEMPLATED; TEMPLATING MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY METHODS; X RAY MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

GELS; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSPHERES; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953960003     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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