Detection of viscoelasticity in aggregating dilute protein solutions through dynamic light scattering-based optical microrheology

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-342

  Amin, Samiul ^a   Rega, Carlos A ^a   Jankevics, Hanna ^a  

^a MALVERN INSTRUMENTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Dynamic light scattering; Elastic properties; Microrheology; Protein; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859005280     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-011-0606-6     Document Type: Article

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