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
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