TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional observation of macroporous silica gels and the study on structural formation mechanism
AU - Saito, Haruko
AU - Kanamori, Kazuyoshi
AU - Nakanishi, Kazuki
AU - Hirao, Kazuyuki
AU - Nishikawa, Yukihiro
AU - Jinnai, Hiroshi
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the computational materials science unit in Kyoto University by Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
PY - 2007/6/1
Y1 - 2007/6/1
N2 - Three-dimensional (3D) observation of co-continuous macropore structure was performed using laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). The obtained LSCM images were reconstructed into 3D images, and further subjected to image analysis. The LSCM observation and the following image analysis provided geometrical parameters of the macropore surfaces, which cannot be obtained by classical techniques for macropore characterization, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation or mercury intrusion method. Based on the obtained structural parameters, influences of viscoelastic properties on the liquid-phase structural formation mechanism were examined.
AB - Three-dimensional (3D) observation of co-continuous macropore structure was performed using laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). The obtained LSCM images were reconstructed into 3D images, and further subjected to image analysis. The LSCM observation and the following image analysis provided geometrical parameters of the macropore surfaces, which cannot be obtained by classical techniques for macropore characterization, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation or mercury intrusion method. Based on the obtained structural parameters, influences of viscoelastic properties on the liquid-phase structural formation mechanism were examined.
KW - Co-continuous macropore
KW - Laser scanning confocal microscopy
KW - Three-dimensional observation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.12.075
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.12.075
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34147137913
SN - 0927-7757
VL - 300
SP - 245
EP - 252
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
IS - 1-2 SPEC. ISS.
ER -