A comparison of automated and manual techniques for measurement of electrospun fibre diameter

Polymer Testing

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 4-12

  Stanger, J J ^a   Tucker, N ^a   Buunk, N ^b   Truong, Y B ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b Electrospinz Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Fibre diameter; Image analysis; Nano fibre

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COATINGS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSPINNING; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; HEURISTIC METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRIDIUM; NANOFIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS);

AUTOMATED ALGORITHMS; CONDUCTIVE COATINGS; DIAMETER MEASUREMENT; FIBRE DIAMETERS; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; INCORRECT MEASUREMENTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE;

FIBERS;

EID: 84907398781     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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