Characterization of asymmetry in microporous membranes by cross-sectional confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 504-515

  Marroquin, Milagro ^a   Bruce, Terri ^b   Pellegrino, John ^c   Wickramasinghe, S Ranil ^d   Husson, Scott M ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^d University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Microfiltration; Mixed cellulose esters; Polyethersulfone; Sterile filtration

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CROSS SECTION; CRYOSECTIONING; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; LIGHT PENETRATION DEPTH; MEMBRANE MORPHOLOGY; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; MINIMALLY-INVASIVE TECHNIQUE; MIXED CELLULOSE ESTERS; OPTICAL SECTIONING; POLYETHERSULFONES; SAMPLE PREPARATION; STERILE FILTRATION; THICKNESS DIRECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ESTERS; ETHERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MICROFILTRATION;

CELLULOSE;

ADSORPTION; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR PORE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79960631755     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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