Group refractive index measurement of dry and hydrated type I collagen films using optical low-coherence reflectometry

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 212-216

  Wang, Xiao Jun ^a,b   Milner, Thomas E ^b   Chang, Michael C ^b   Nelson, J Stuart ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group refractive index; Hydrated type I collagen films; Reflectometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000166063     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.227699     Document Type: Article

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