کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1589562 | 1002000 | 2009 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Three-dimensional characterization of drug-encapsulating particles using STEM detector in FEG-SEM Three-dimensional characterization of drug-encapsulating particles using STEM detector in FEG-SEM](/preview/png/1589562.png)
New drug-encapsulating particles were investigated using bright field (BF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in a field emission gun (FEG) scanning electron microscope (SEM). Thickness characterization was done based on measuring the effective cross-section for interaction in our sample-detector configuration using calibration particles. A simplified analytical model, taking account of BF-STEM contrast and effective cross-section for interaction, was utilized for transforming projected two-dimensional BF-STEM images into three-dimensional thickness images. The three-dimensional characterization is demonstrated on a new family of biological materials composed of submicron to micron drug-free and drug-encapsulating particles. The importance of using BF-STEM in SEM, relative to other electron microscopy methods, is discussed as well as the lateral and depth resolution.
Journal: Micron - Volume 40, Issue 4, June 2009, Pages 480–485