• DocumentCode
    2984021
  • Title

    Changes in refractive index and size of Bacillus subtilis spores during activation, measured by light transmission

  • Author

    Katz, A. ; Alimova, Alexandra ; Xu, Min ; Gottlieb, Paul ; Rudolph, Elizabeth ; Steiner, J.C. ; Alfano, R.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Ultrafast Spectrosc. & Lasers, City Coll. of New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1575
  • Abstract
    Refractive index and size changes in Bacillus subtilis spores were measured during heat shock activation by light scattering. The refractive index decreased from 1.51 to 1.38 while the size increased from 0.37 to 0.6 microns.
  • Keywords
    bio-optics; biological techniques; cellular biophysics; light scattering; light transmission; microorganisms; refractive index; Bacillus subtilis spores; heat shock activation; light scattering; light transmission; refractive index; size changes; Atmospheric measurements; Biomedical measurements; Fungi; Light scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Particle scattering; Refractive index; Size measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202203
  • Filename
    1573269