Improved differentiation between luminescence decay components by use of time-resolved optical activity measurements and selective lifetime modulation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1996-2000

  Schauerte, Joseph A ^a,b   Gafni, Ari ^a,b   Steel, Duncan G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; LUMINESCENCE; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION;

EID: 0029961640     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79765-5     Document Type: Article

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