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THIS apparatus was designed to enable optical density measurements to be made on very small volumes, using a standard spectrophotometer without further modification to the cell housing. A few small cuvettes are available commercially, but in these the advantages of small capacity are outweighed by short light paths. Several micro-cuvettes have been reported1–3 but they are difficult to construct and require special techniques in handling4. The present apparatus is relatively simple in construction and use.
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MARSHALL-JONES, P. A Simple Micro-cuvette for Use in Standard Spectrophotometers. Nature 210, 625–626 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210625a0
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