Researchers from the University of Silesia are co-authors of the solution used in tomographic and microtomographic studies to obtain a more precise picture of the structure of a given object. The method has been already patented.

“Method for the preparation of an object constructed of a material with low X-ray absorption coefficient for X-ray examinations” was developed by Dr Andrzej Woźnica, Dr Jagna Karcz and Jerzy Karczewski, in cooperation with Dr Marcin Binkowski.

The inspiration to the invention was the study of the structure of freshwater sponges Spongilla lacustris – primitive aquatic animals living in colonies and characterized by various asymmetric shapes. To get to know them more accurately, a team of biologists from the University of Silesia decided to recreate the internal structure of sponges in the form of a three-dimensional image using computed tomography and microtomography.
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