Electro-optical techniques currently used to study disperse systems allow to determine different geometrical and electrical particle parameters in these systems. To reliably determine some of these parameters a long electric impulse or series of impulses has to be applied, which can alter some of the systems under study. To address this issue and allow to study disperse systems that cannot undergo lengthy application of electric field in our previous work we have proposed a technique to apply short pulses of electric field to the system under study which still allows determining particle parameters just like regular electro-optical techniques. In this article we further develop this technique by generalization of equations to the case of arbitrary field shape and particle orientation mechanism. The obtained experimental data for L. Monocytogenes verifies the developed equations for big particles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)114-119
Number of pages6
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume456
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Aug 2014

    Scopus subject areas

  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Electro-optical effect, Dipole moment, Polarizability, Rotary diffusion coefficient, Strong field, Biological suspension

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