Quantitative scattering of melanin solutions

Details Quantitative scattering of melanin solutions Quantitative scattering of melanin solutions

2005-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0510210v1

Physics

Biological Physics

23 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1529/biophysj.105.075713

The optical scattering coefficient of a dilute, well solubilised eumelanin solution has been accurately measured as a function of incident wavelength, and found to contribute less than 6% of the total optical attenuation between 210 and 325nm. At longer wavelengths (325nm to 800nm) the scattering was less than the minimum sensitivity of our instrument. This indicates that UV and visible optical density spectra can be interpreted as true absorption with a high degree of confidence. The scattering coefficient vs wavelength was found to be consistent with Rayleigh Theory for a particle radius of 38+-1nm.

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