Analytical Imaging Techniques for Soft Matter Characterization

This book describes the microscopic characterization of the soft matter in the light of new advances acquired in the science of microscopy techniques like AFM, SEM, TEM etc. The book does not focus on the traditional information on the microscopy methods

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Vikas Mittal Nadejda B. Matsko •

Analytical Imaging Techniques for Soft Matter Characterization

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Nadejda B. Matsko Institute for Electron Microscopy and Fine Structure Research Technical University of Graz Graz Austria

Vikas Mittal Chemical Engineering Department The Petroleum Institute Room Number 2204 Abu Dhabi UAE

ISSN 1612-1317 ISBN 978-3-642-30399-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-30400-2

ISSN 1868-1212 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-30400-2 (eBook)

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Preface

This book aims to describe the microscopic characterization of the soft matter in the light of new advances acquired in the science of microscopy techniques such as AFM; SEM; TEM, etc. It does not focus on the traditional information on the microscopy methods as well as systems already present in different books, but intends to answer more fundamental questions associated with commercially important systems by using new advances in microscopy. Such questions are generally not answered by other techniques. The contents of this book also reflect this as the chapters are no