Particle sizing with confocal microscope

Confocal microscopy already allows the mapping of slices of a sample by spectral imaging at different depths. By combining traditional spectroscopy with microscopic and macroscopic imaging capabilities, complex heterogeneous samples can be analysed. In summary, the technique allows both the physical characteristics e.g. particle size and distribution, and chemical characteristics, e.g. the structural properties, of a sample to be investigated simultaneously. 

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