Quantitative analysis of scanning transmission X-ray microscopy images of gas-filled PVA-based microballoons |
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Authors: | Fernandes Paulo A L Tzvetkov George Fink Rainer H Paradossi Gaio Fery Andreas |
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Institution: | Physikalische Chemie II, Universitiit Bayreuth, Universit?tsstrasse 10, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany. PauloALFernandes@googlemail.com |
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Abstract: | We report on the quantitative analysis of scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) images of gas-filled, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-based microballoons (MB) in a water environment. A model for the transmitted intensity is proposed on the basis of a perfect spherical shell stabilizing the microballoon. An extension of this model to take into account the deformation of the MBs is also presented. Taking into consideration a density gradient of the shell and the STXM resolution, we were able to explain very precisely two types of experimental STXM profiles observed on gas-filled MBs. This enables the detailed characterization of MB properties such as radius and wall thickness and the determination of their wall density with unprecedented high resolution. |
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