Analysis of W 1/O/W 2 double emulsions with CLSM: Statistical image processing for droplet size distribution

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 84-90

  Schuster, Sandy ^a   Bernewitz, Richard ^a   Guthausen, Gisela ^a   Zapp, Jascha ^b   Greiner, Alexandra M ^a   Köhler, Karsten ^a   Schuchmann, Heike P ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM); Droplet size distribution by statistical image analysis; Emulsion; Food processing; Imaging; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; DOUBLE EMULSIONS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DROPLET SIZES; EMULSION SYSTEMS; GLASS PARTICLES; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MEASURING TECHNIQUE; PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; STATISTICAL IMAGES;

DATA PROCESSING; DIFFRACTION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FOOD PROCESSING; GLASS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DROPS;

EID: 84864412286     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.059     Document Type: Article

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