Analyte
Solid and liquid systems;
Composites, materials, organic and inorganic substances, thin layers
Composites, materials, organic and inorganic substances, thin layers
Equipment
- Device: polarisation microscope JenLab/pol (Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany), Retarmet2 (Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany)
- Preparation: semi thin section with Ultracut S (Leica, Germany), thin sections with Vibratom VT100E ( Leica, Germany)
Evaluation methods and targets
- Picture analysis by image processing software (SIS GmbH, Germany): determination of particle sizes and their distribution
- Morphology of cuts, fractures and surfaces
- Determination of birefringence of fibers and layers
Aim:
- Identification of morphological structures in materials from natural and synthetic polymers
- Investigation of structure-property-correlations depending on production and growth parameters, particularly natural polymers
Application examples
Contact
Dr. Manfred Pinnow
Research division
Biopolymers
phone +49 (0) 331/ 568-1814
fax +49 (0) 331/ 568-3815
email pinnow@iap.fraunhofer.de
Research division
Biopolymers
phone +49 (0) 331/ 568-1814
fax +49 (0) 331/ 568-3815
email pinnow@iap.fraunhofer.de
Comparative and supplementary methods