Measurement of the absorption of concentrated dyes and their use for quantitative imaging of surface topography

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-167

  Model, M A ^a   Khitrin, A K ^a   Blank, J L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Cell thickness; Cell volume; Concentrated dyes; Refractive index; Surface metrology; Surface topography

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; GLASS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; CELL THICKNESS; CELL VOLUME; CONCENTRATED DYE; MEASUREMENTS OF; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; SPACE BETWEEN; SURFACE METROLOGY; TRANSMITTED INTENSITIES; TRANSPARENT OBJECTS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELLIPSOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION INDEX; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 46749096804     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02026.x     Document Type: Article

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