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DURING the determination of particle size distribution in various germicidal aerosols, a qualitative correlation was noticed between the biological activity and the persistence of the droplets in the field of the ultra-microscope. The instrument was therefore adapted for the determination of evaporation rates; the disappearance of a selected particle was followed by successive measurements of its fall under gravity, its position being restored after each by a screw which displaced the cell contents upwards. Provisions were also made to follow the particle throughout its wanderings in the horizontal plane. It was then possible to watch a single particle for an indefinite period limited only by its complete disappearance or by physical fatigue in the observer.
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FINN, S., POWELL, P. Evaporation of Mist Particles and its Bearing on Air Sterilization. Nature 144, 864–865 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144864a0
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