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Pore size distribution mapping.

J H Strange·J B Webber·S D Schmidt
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Pore size distribution mapping has been demonstrated using NMR cryoporometry in the presence of a magnetic field gradient. This novel method is extendable to 2D and 3D mapping. It offers a unique nondestructive method of obtaining full pore-size distributions in the range 3 to 100 nm at any point within a bulk sample.

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J H Strange, J B Webber, S D Schmidt. 1996. Pore size distribution mapping.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0730-725x(96)00167-1

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