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THE methods developed by Barer1 and Davies and Wilkins2 for the measurement of the dry weights of cells involve the accurate measurement of the optical thickness of the cell at a number of points on its surface. In many cases, the optical thickness is quite a small fraction of a wave-length, so the measurement must be made with considerable accuracy; furthermore, in the case of a living cell, speed of measurement is essential.
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DYSON, J. An Interferometer Microscope for the Accurate Measurement of Optical Thickness. Nature 171, 743–744 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171743a0
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