Fast two-dimensional bubble analysis of biopolymer filamentous networks pore size from confocal microscopy thin data stacks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1160-1169

  Molteni, Matteo ^a   Magatti, Davide ^a,c   Cardinali, Barbara ^b   Rocco, Mattia ^b   Ferri, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Light in Light Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; FIBRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GEL; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

BIOPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBRIN; GELS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 84874913565     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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