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nephelometry
The detection of light energy scattered or reflected toward a detector that is not in the direct path of the transmitted light. Nephelometry requires dilute solutions to keep absorption & reflection at a minimum. Nephlometric methods show linearity over a wider range than turbidometric methods. Nephelometry is useful for measuring the concentration of particles in a solution or suspension that are too large for absorption spectroscopy.
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turbidometry
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photometry
References
- Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry 3rd ed., N.W.
Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1988, pg 75
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 60