Image processing techniques for surface characterization of nanostructures

The characterization of nanoscale images finds numerous applications in computer vision and image processing technologies. It is an emerging area of research and only few papers exist in literature on techniques for analyzing properties of nanostructures. The characterization of nanostructures in terms of surface morphology, particle size, porosity measurement etc helps in analyzing unique features and properties of the nanomaterials which makes them useful in many applications. This paper reviews the various algorithms and their advantages and drawbacks in analyzing the nanostructures.