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Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 8
Author(s) -
Cattinari Gianluca,
Steenkeste Karine,
Bris Catherine,
Canette Alexis,
Gallopin Matthieu,
Couty Marc,
FontaineAupart MariePierre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.50284
Subject(s) - fixative , natural rubber , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , cytoplasm , engineering , biochemistry
Secondary electron image created by Gianluca Cattinari and colleagues showing the interaction between Natural Rubber (NR) globules and CarbonBlack (CB) aggregates occurring in the liquid state. Samples have been in liquid condition using vapour of osmium, preventing the immersion in a liquid solution containing the fixative agent, and allowing exploitation of both secondary electron (SE) and backscattered electron (BSE) imaging modes. This protocol allowed us to image the nanoscale between CB filler and NR globules highlighting a formation of the latter. DOI: 10.1002/app.50221