Dynamic Micro-CT: Nondestructive Imaging in the Fourth Dimension

Dynamic Micro-CT: Nondestructive imaging in the fourth dimension

Wesley De Boever, Jan Dewanckele, Martina Hümbert, Andreas Grieẞer, Sebastian Rief, Shumaiya Ferdoush, Pedro Martins, Marcial Gonzalez

Micro-computed tomography went through a dramatic evolution over the last years, from a novel and niche technique to a well-established and widely used method in materials and life sciences. The unique capability of micro-CT to provide non-destructive 3D imaging of a sample’s internal structure, its flexibility and lack of sample preparation caused the method to be a game-changer for scientists and engineers in all fields of application. Furthermore, the nondestructive nature of the method has always enabled users of micro-CT to investigate the behavior of their sample over time and under changing environmental conditions. However, without the use of limited synchrotron facilities, laboratory-based micro-CT systems could only allow slow processes to be followed. Now, recent developments in both hardware and software bring a revolution in the field of micro-CT and introduce true dynamic micro-CT at high temporal resolution to the lab.

Supplement of Microscopy and Analysis Magazine, Wiley Analytical Science, November 2021;
Corresponding Authors: Wesley De Boever

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