SPECIAL PURPOSE CUVETTE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY OF NANOPARTICLES IN LIQUIDS

摘要

A special purpose cuvette assembly with features that create a small, restricted volume to minimize bulk movements of liquid and that minimize backscattering of light. The special-purpose cuvette assembly enables recording of Brownian movements of nanoparticles in a liquid when it is placed in a suitable optical device comprising a light sheet and an optical microscope attached to a video camera that is oriented perpendicular to the light-sheet plane.