Xnovo Technology and Exciscope announce partnership to unveil laboratory-based X-ray tensor tomography solution
01/03/2024
Xnovo Technology ApS, a pioneer in advanced X-ray imaging solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Sweden-based Exciscope AB. This collaboration aims to introduce what is said to be the world’s first laboratory-based X-ray tensor tomography technique, branded FiberScanner3D, which is available on the Exciscope Polaris platform.
The FiberScanner3D module, a result of collaborative innovation with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland, utilises patented grating technology to bring forth a breakthrough in the high-throughput mapping of directional X-ray scattering. This module enables non-destructive 3D anisotropic structure characterisation and analysis of fibrous samples, beyond the imaging resolution limits of conventional X-ray computed tomography systems.
This technology provides access to fibre orientation and fibre alignment information without directly resolving the underlying microstructures. As a result, it opens new horizons for characterising large-scale samples and production components, as well as for assessing their mechanical performance and for empowering the predictive design of materials.
With applications spanning from the manufacturing of sustainable materials such as natural and synthetic fibre composites to biological systems exhibiting highly anisotropic structures, FiberScanner3D represents a significant leap forward in analytical imaging methods. Notably, it brings X-ray tensor tomography out of synchrotron imaging facilities and into the laboratory, expanding its accessibility and applicability.
Lars Romson, CEO of Exciscope, commented: “Exciscope is committed to delivering world-leading laboratory-based phase-contrast imaging solutions. Our collaboration with Xnovo is enhancing analytical capabilities for our Exciscope Polaris platform that align with the evolving needs of our customers in biomedical research, materials science and beyond.”
Erik Lauridsen, CEO and founder of Xnovo Technology, expressed enthusiasm and stated: “Xnovo excels at bringing synchrotron-level imaging methods to the laboratory and our partnership with Exciscope is yet another testament to our commitment. FiberScanner3D has the potential to bring materials science into a new stage of rapid, reliable and robust fibre structure characterisation.”
Xnovo Technology is a Denmark-based company dedicated to advancing imaging solutions for academic and industrial materials science research and quality control, with a special emphasis on bringing cutting-edge synchrotron technologies to the laboratory
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Exciscope is at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art 3D phase-contrast X-ray imaging and analysis solutions. The company is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge laboratory-based imaging solutions across various scientific disciplines, including biomedical research and materials science.
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