The application of Cd Se/ZnS quantum dots and confocal laser scanning microscopy for three-dimensional imaging of nanofibrous structures

Journal of Industrial Textiles

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 496-510

  Bagherzadeh, Roohollah ^a   Latifi, Masoud ^a   Najar, Saeed Shaikhzadeh ^a   Tehran, Mohammad Amani ^a   Kong, Lingxue ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; fibrous scaffold; Nano microfiber; pore structure; quantom dots

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; NANOFIBERS; PORE STRUCTURE; SCAFFOLDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; FIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; NANO-MICROFIBER; PORE INTERCONNECTIVITY; QUANTOM DOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PORES;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84898688198     PISSN: 15280837     EISSN: 15308057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1528083712463414     Document Type: Article

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