Transmission electron microtomography in soft materials

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-258

  Jinnai, Hiroshi ^a   Tsuchiya, Toshihiko ^b   Motoki, Sohei ^c   Kaneko, Takeshi ^c   Higuchi, Takeshi ^a   Takahara, Atsushi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsui Chemical Analysis and Consulting Service Inc   (Japan)

^c JEOL LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

electron tomography; polymer; soft materials; three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; FUEL CELLS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NANOSTRUCTURES;

3-D IMAGE; 3D-IMAGES; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; KEYWORD ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE; POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES; SOFTER MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGING TECHNIQUES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84876014284     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs070     Document Type: Review

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