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Application of the ESEM technique in wood research

An extensive study using the ESEM (Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy) technique has been performed on wood objects in order that the particular advantages, possibilities and limitations of this microscopic tool are being assessed. The aim of this report is to present the valuable experience gained in optimizing operational and imaging conditions in ESEM during studies on wood and painted wood. This set of guidelines and instructions, along with the thorough and critical literature review, should help other researchers to utilize ESEM in more effective way for analysis of wood and other non-conductive polymeric materials, particularly of biological origin.The report presents the analysis of interactions between influential operational and imaging parameters for the work with wood, painted wood and similar materials. The presentation also brings the observation of various painted wood specimens, which are to serve as guidelines for other ESEM operators and material scientists. A list of possibilities for further work indicates that the range of objects and possible applications of ESEM technique exceeds by far the present scale of implementation and potentials of this versatile and powerful tool in wood research.

wood; SEM; ESEM; wood structure; nanostructure; fractography

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