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Identification of nanocomposites agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy images based on semantic segmentation

Identification of nanocomposites agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy images based on semantic segmentation
Identification of nanocomposites agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy images based on semantic segmentation
The agglomeration causes a significant challenge to nanodielectrics. Identification of agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images is an important step of solving this issue. Motivated by the fast development of image recognition in computer vision, we propose a new approach for agglomerates identification in SEM images of nanodielectrics by semantic segmentation, which is more efficient and accurate than traditional methods. Three models based on convolutional neural networks are investigated
in this work, namely pixel blocks classification network, full convolutional segmentation network employed with data augmentation and unsupervised self‐encoding network. All three networks can preliminarily identify agglomerates of spherical silica-based blend polyethylene nanocomposites. The mean intersection over union (mIoU) of pixel blocks classification network is 0.843 and it takes 25 s to process an image. Full convolutional segmentation network only needs 0.059 s to process a sample, with a mIoU of 0.777. Unsupervised self‐encoding network can reach a mIoU of 0.747 at a speed of 5.806 s. According to the amount of data sets, and requirements for different speed and accuracy, three kinds of networks can be flexibly selected.
dielectric materials, scanning electron microscopy
93 - 103
Bai, Yu
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Wang, Yan
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Zhang, Sai
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Bai, Yu, Wang, Yan, Qiang, Dayuan, Yuan, Xin, Wu, Jiehui, Chen, Weilong, Zhang, Sai, Zhang, Yanru and Chen, George (2022) Identification of nanocomposites agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy images based on semantic segmentation. IET Nanodielectrics, 5 (2), 93 - 103. (doi:10.1049/nde2.12034).

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The agglomeration causes a significant challenge to nanodielectrics. Identification of agglomerates in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images is an important step of solving this issue. Motivated by the fast development of image recognition in computer vision, we propose a new approach for agglomerates identification in SEM images of nanodielectrics by semantic segmentation, which is more efficient and accurate than traditional methods. Three models based on convolutional neural networks are investigated
in this work, namely pixel blocks classification network, full convolutional segmentation network employed with data augmentation and unsupervised self‐encoding network. All three networks can preliminarily identify agglomerates of spherical silica-based blend polyethylene nanocomposites. The mean intersection over union (mIoU) of pixel blocks classification network is 0.843 and it takes 25 s to process an image. Full convolutional segmentation network only needs 0.059 s to process a sample, with a mIoU of 0.777. Unsupervised self‐encoding network can reach a mIoU of 0.747 at a speed of 5.806 s. According to the amount of data sets, and requirements for different speed and accuracy, three kinds of networks can be flexibly selected.

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Accepted/In Press date: 13 February 2022
Published date: 4 March 2022
Keywords: dielectric materials, scanning electron microscopy

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470378
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Date deposited: 07 Oct 2022 16:34
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Author: Yu Bai
Author: Yan Wang
Author: Dayuan Qiang
Author: Xin Yuan
Author: Jiehui Wu
Author: Weilong Chen
Author: Sai Zhang
Author: Yanru Zhang
Author: George Chen

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