Determining if a system is heterogeneous: The analysis of single molecule rotational correlation functions and their limitations

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 797-804

  Wei, Chia Yin Joyce ^a   Lu, Chun Yaung ^a   Kim, Yeon Ho ^a   Vanden Bout, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass transition; Heterogeneous dynamics; Polymer dynamics; Rotation; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

DISORDERED SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL APERTURE; POLYMER DYNAMICS; SINGLE MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARACTERIZATION; DICHROISM; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 35948993741     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-007-0234-9     Document Type: Article

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