Volume 18, Issue 5 (September 2004)

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigations of polypropylene fibres coloured with a quinacridone pigment were performed. The fibres extruded at different velocities were investigated...

Shot-peening and grit-blasting techniques are used in several surface modifications in producing hip endoprostheses. Corundum blasting techniques using highly pure Al₂O₃ particles were performed to create a rough surface...

We have developed a free, open-source image archiving and management software program. It can be deployed locally or over the internet and helps users keep an overview of all images acquired from multiple sources in their working environment...

We describe a semi-automated method to segment multicolored microbes in digitized color images containing complex, noisy backgrounds. Instead of providing a simple threshold, the system uses an interactive environment whereby one samples multiple pixels to represent the range of color pixels comprising the foreground microbes of interest..

Unsaturated polyester bulk molding compound (BMC) composite bars formulated using recycled sheet molding compound were broken using a three-point bend test, sectioned, and analyzed microscopically at the fracture surface. We found that recyclate resin and new matrix interfaces create sites for cracks to originate and paths for them to propagate...

ARTICLE Consumer vs Scientific Digital Cameras Brian Kuyatt and Philip Merlo, Diagnostic Instruments, Sterling Heights, MI, USA Microscopy and Analysis 18(5):25, 2004. ABSTRACT This article discusses a few key concepts of digital cameras...