Optical characterization of melanin

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 404-411

  Sardar, Dhiraj K ^a   Mayo, Michael L ^a   Glickman, Randolph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lasers; Melanin; Optical properties; Radiative transport

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING;

RADIATIVE TRANSPORT;

SKIN;

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LASER; MELANOSOME; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; REFRACTOMETRY;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; CATTLE; LASERS; MELANINS; MELANOSOMES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; REFRACTOMETRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0035470980     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1411978     Document Type: Article

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