title: Static and dynamic light scattering from aggregating particles.
abstract: We use standard hydrodynamic and light scattering theories to calculate the total intensity and dynamic light scattering properties of random aggregates of spherical particles containing up to ten spheres. When the aggregates have dimensions comparable to the wavelength of light, intraaggregate interference effects can dramatically reduce the apparent size of the aggregates. These results could be significant in interpreting DNA condensation, protein polymerization, and other biomolecular aggregation reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA. victor@tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Bloomfield
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010316:Particle Size; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances