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Measuring molecular mass with light

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Interferometric analysis of the weak light scattered from proteins makes it possible to determine their mass.

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Fig. 1: Imaging mass of single biomolecules.

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  1. CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Kyu Young Han

  2. Departments of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Taekjip Ha

  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Taekjip Ha

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