Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy Versus Scanning Electron Microscopy for Characterization of Polymer Morphology: Sample Preparation Drastically Distorts Morphologies of Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-Based Hydrogels

The internal morphologies for a series of heterogeneous PHEMA and P[HEMA-co-MeO-PEGMA] [PHEMA = poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), MeO-PEGMA = poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] hydrogels were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in conjunction with a sample drying proce...

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Main Authors: Paterson, S., Casadio, Y., Brown, David, Shaw, J., Chirila, T., Baker, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46514