A Method for Preparing Rubber Latex Specimens for the Electron Microscope
- 1 August 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 17 (8), 675-677
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1707768
Abstract
A new method was developed for preparing natural and synthetic rubber specimens for examination with an electron microscope. The technique consisted of mixing latex with a water solution of polyvinyl alcohol and forming a film from the mixture. Electron micrographs of such specimens showed none of the flattening of particles characteristic of the collodion film method and the micrographs were suitable for direct particle‐size measurements.Keywords
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