Technical note: Characterizing individual milk fat globules with holographic video microscopy

F. C. Cheong, K. Xiao, D. G. Grier

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    Abstract

    We used in-line holography to create images of individual milk fat globules in diluted samples of milk. Analyzing these images with the exact Lorenz-Mie light scattering theory then yields the droplets' radii with nanometer resolution and their refractive indexes to within one part in a thousand. This procedure rapidly and directly characterizes both the quantity and quality of fat in milk.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)95-99
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Dairy Science
    Volume92
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 2009

    Keywords

    • Globule
    • Holography
    • Milk fat

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Food Science
    • Animal Science and Zoology
    • Genetics

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