Dynamic light scattering from small particles: Expected accuracy in hemoglobin data reduction

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3763-3770

  Beretta, Sabrina ^a   Lunelli, Lorenzo ^a   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a   Baldini, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation function; Dynamic light scattering; Polydispersity; Small particle sizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010152302     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003763     Document Type: Article

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25. More precisely this trend, if taken alone, just assures that a narrow particle-size distribution is present. Some plausible hints about the mass distribution, however, are required for a satisfactory data interpretation at low values of Q.