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Imaging of Subsurface Defects in Bivalve Shells by Photothermal Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

O. Gómez-Martínez ,
M. Zambrano-Arjona  and
J.J. Alvarado-Gil
O. Gómez-Martínez
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida Carretera Antigua a Progreso km. 6 Mérida, Yucatán, 97310 México
M. Zambrano-Arjona
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida Carretera Antigua a Progreso km. 6 Mérida, Yucatán, 97310 México
J.J. Alvarado-Gil
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Department, Cinvestav-Unidad Mérida Carretera Antigua a Progreso km. 6 Mérida, Yucatán, 97310 México
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Abstract

The potential of photothermal radiometry for subsurface defect imaging in shells of Crassostrea virginica is explored. It is shown that using this technique in the modality of modulated frequency, it is possible to obtain photothermal images in the case of small thermal diffusion lengths. By controlling the modulation frequency, it is shown that the technique can be useful in the study of buried defects in the shell. The application of this technique in monitoring living organisms is discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 711: Symposia FF/GG/HH – Advanced Biomaterials--Characterization, Tissue Engineering and Complexity , 2001 , HH3.44.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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