Refractive index of Escherichia coli cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4707, Issue , 2002, Pages 253-260

  Balaev, Al Eksei ^a   Dvoretski, K N ^a   Doubrovski, V A ^a  

^a SARATOV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bacterial cells; Light scattering; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); LIGHT SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

IMMERSION REFRACTOMETRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036029589     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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