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Laser Light Scattering and Macromolecular Brownian Motion

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Laser light scattering is becoming an increasingly important tool, not only for measuring the diffusion and motion of macromolecules but also for studying the kinetics of macromolecular chemical reactions.

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PECORA, R. Laser Light Scattering and Macromolecular Brownian Motion. Nature Physical Science 231, 73–75 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci231073a0

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