Journal article
Towards practical soft X-ray spectromicroscopy of biomaterials
Abstract
Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) is being developed as a new tool to study the surface chemical morphology and biointeractions of candidate biomaterials with emphasis on blood compatible polymers. STXM is a synchrotron based technique which provides quantitative chemical mapping at a spatial resolution of 50 nm. Chemical speciation is provided by the near edge X-ray absorption spectral (NEXAFS) signal. We show that STXM can detect …
Authors
Hitchcock AP; Morin C; Heng YM; Cornelius RM; Brash JL
Journal
Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 919–937
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2002
DOI
10.1163/156856202320401960
ISSN
0920-5063