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ArticleBiomedical optics express2016

Wavelength-normalized spectroscopic analysis of

Samantha E McBirney, Kristy Trinh, Annie Wong-Beringer, Andrea M Armani

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samantha E McBirneyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3651 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Kristy TrinhSchool of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Avenue, CA 90089, USA.
Annie Wong-BeringerSchool of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Avenue, CA 90089, USA.
Andrea M ArmaniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, 3651 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, 3651 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical density (OD) measurements are the standard approach used in microbiology for characterizing bacteria concentrations in culture media. OD is based on measuring the optical absorbance of a sample at a single wavelength, and any error will propagate through all calculations, leading to reproducibility issues. Here, we use the conventional OD technique to measure the growth rates of two different species of bacteria,

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(120.1880) Detection(170.1530) Cell analysis(300.6550) Spectroscopy, visible

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PMID27867713
PMCPMC5102515
OpenAlexW2520242609

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