Analytical Imaging Techniques for Soft Matter Characterization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Microscopy Techniques

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 3-9

3. Biological Related (Hydrated) Matter

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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4. Biological related (hydrated) matter

   1. Visualization of Organic–Inorganic Nanostructures in Liquid

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 13-29

   2. Macromolecular Distributions in Biological Organisms In Vivo

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 31-47

   3. Structure of the Biological Membrane (Detection of the Membrane Components In Vivo)

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 49-60

   4. Structural and Analytical Chemical Analysis of the Organic–Inorganic Components in Biomineralized Tissue

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 61-75

   5. Cellular Dynamics (Protein Transport, Mineralization In vivo)

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 77-83

   6. Tomography of the Hydrated Materials

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 85-93

5. Polymer-Based Matter

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95

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6. Polymer based matter

   1. Morphology in Organic–Inorganic Composites

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 97-114

   2. Interface Morphology

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 115-125

   3. Surface and Volume Characterization

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 127-145

   4. Confirmation of Surface Reactions

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 147-162

   5. Interactions Between Components

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 163-181

   6. Nano to Micro and Macro Characterization

      • Vikas Mittal, Nadejda B. Matsko

      Pages 183-197

The book aims to describe 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. 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 the book also reflect this as the chapters are not based on describing only material systems, but are based on the answering the problems or questions arising in their characterization. Both qualitative as well as quantitative analysis using such microscopic techniques is discussed.  Moreover, efforts have been made to provide a broader reach as discussions on both polymers as well as biological matter have been included as different sections. Such a text with comprehensive overview of the various characterization possibilities using microscopy methods can serve as a valuable reference for microscopy experts as well as non-experts alike

• Biological systems
• Cellular dynamics
• Nanomicroscopy
• Surface morphology
• Tissue characterizatiom
• Tomography of materials

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  Vikas Mittal

• , Center for Electron Microscopy, Technical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

  Nadejda B. Matsko

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