APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A LIQUID SAMPLE FOR MEASURING SCATTERING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

摘要

It is provided an apparatus for supporting a liquid sample for measuring an intensity of electromagnetic radiation scattered by the liquid sample, the apparatus comprising : a first support member (103, 203, 603) having a first surface (104, 204, 604); a second support member (105, 205, 605) having a second surface (106, 206, 606), the first surface and the second surface being adapted such that the liquid sample (101) is supportable between the first surface and the second surface by a surface tension force, wherein the apparatus is configured such as to allow the electromagnetic radiation to impinge along a first direction (117, 217, 317, 417, 517, 617) through the first support member onto the liquid sample and to leave the liquid sample through the second member along a second direction (119, 219, 319, 419, 519, 619) different from the first direction to be detected by a detector. Further, a system for measuring an intensity of electromagnetic radiation scattered by a liquid sample and corresponding methods are provided.