Transmission electron microtomography and polymer nanostructures

H Jinnai, RJ Spontak, T Nishi - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
This Perspective summarizes the recent advances and perspective in three-dimensional
(3D) imaging techniques and their applications to polymer nanostructures, eg, microphase …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission electron microtomography in polymer research

H Jinnai, RJ Spontak - Polymer, 2009 - Elsevier
This feature article summarizes recent advances in an emerging three-dimensional (3D)
imaging technique, transmission electron microtomography (TEMT), and its applications to …

Dual-axis electron tomography for three-dimensional observations of polymeric nanostructures

H Sugimori, T Nishi, H Jinnai - Macromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT) has proven to be useful for investigating
three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures in polymeric systems. However, the conventional …

Advances in the transmission electron microscopy of polymers

MR Libera, RF Egerton - Polymer Reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of polymers involves the problem definition and
methodologies associated with the microscopy of both inorganic and biological materials but …

New opportunities in transmission electron microscopy of polymers

B Kuei, MP Aplan, JH Litofsky, ED Gomez - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in instrumentation for transmission electron microscopy have pushed the
resolution limit, leading to remarkable instruments capable of imaging at 0.5 Å. But, when …

Three-dimensional observation of polymer blend by X-ray phase tomography

A Momose, A Fujii, H Kadowaki, H Jinnai - Macromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
Blending polymers is important because the properties of plastic materials can be tailored to
meet various demands, which is not possible with a single polymer. Phase separation …

Synchrotron X-ray microtomography for 3D imaging of polymer blends

A Pyun, JR Bell, KH Won, BM Weon, SK Seol… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Despite sufficient spatial resolution and routine operation, traditional electron microscopy
(SEM and TEM) of polymer blend morphologies is limited to two dimensions (2D) and often …

Experimental high-resolution electron microscopy of polymers

DC Martin, EL Thomas - Polymer, 1995 - Elsevier
High-resolution imaging of ordered polymers is described both theoretically and
experimentally. The relationship between the actual three-dimensional specimen structure …

Beam spreading and spatial resolution in thick organic specimens

JK Hyun, P Ercius, DA Muller - Ultramicroscopy, 2008 - Elsevier
Tomography using a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) offers intriguing
possibilities for the three-dimensional imaging of micron-thick, biological specimens and …

Reduction of anisotropic image resolution in transmission electron microtomography by use of quadrangular prism-shaped section

T Kaneko, H Nishioka, T Nishi… - Journal of electron …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
A quadrangular prism specimen (a 'prism-shaped'section) was observed in three-dimension
(3-D) by transmission electron microtomography (TEMT) over as wide a tilt range as …