Opening a Bag of Powder (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Opening a Bag of Powder

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Particles can contaminate the outside of a plastic bag when it is opened. This is a still from a video shot with a technique called laser light sheet flow visualization and used talc as a safe powder substitute.

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E. Sisco and M. Staymates/NIST

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