Author/Editor		Blacher, Silvia; Maquet, Veronique; Jerome, Robert; Pirard, Jean-Paul
Title		Image analysis characterisation of freeze-drying porous materials
Type		članek
Source		Image Anal Stereol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 20, št. Suppl 1
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 25-30
Language		eng
Abstract		Image analysis has been used as a potential tool for the characterization of the texture of ultramacroporous foams prepared by freeze-drying. It has been shown that this technique actually provides valuable information on the structure of this kind of material. Image analysis of SEM micrographs of transverse cross-sections at two different magnifications gave information on both the macroporosity (1 micro m < width <10 micro m) and ultramacroporosity (width > 10 micro m). Moreover, the foam anisotropy can be detennined by image analysis of longitudinal cross-sections.
Descriptors		POLYMERS POROSITY FREEZE DRYING IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED