Characterization of Open-Cell Sponges via Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Tomography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. X-ray Computed Tomography
2.2. Magnetic Resonance
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Plug | Number of Pores |
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Uncompressed plug | 9135 |
60% compressed plug | 3051 |
Plug | Average Maximum Opening/µm | Average T2 from MRI/s | Average Bulk T2/s |
---|---|---|---|
Uncompressed plug | 620 ± 92 | 1.63 ± 0.04 | 1.76 ± 0.01 |
60% compressed plug | 391 ± 63 | 1.45 ± 0.04 | 1.55 ± 0.02 |
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Cimmarusti, G.M.; Shastry, A.; Boone, M.N.; Cnudde, V.; Braeckman, K.; Brooker, A.D.M.; Robles, E.S.J.; Britton, M.M. Characterization of Open-Cell Sponges via Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Tomography. Materials 2021, 14, 2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092187
Cimmarusti GM, Shastry A, Boone MN, Cnudde V, Braeckman K, Brooker ADM, Robles ESJ, Britton MM. Characterization of Open-Cell Sponges via Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Tomography. Materials. 2021; 14(9):2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092187
Chicago/Turabian StyleCimmarusti, Gabriele M., Abhishek Shastry, Matthieu N. Boone, Veerle Cnudde, Karl Braeckman, Anju D. M. Brooker, Eric S. J. Robles, and Melanie M. Britton. 2021. "Characterization of Open-Cell Sponges via Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Tomography" Materials 14, no. 9: 2187. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092187