Variations in the light scattering behavior of human milk (IMAGE)

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Variations in the light scattering behavior of human milk

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Researchers have quantified the biological variation in the optical and physical properties of human milk, including the refractive index, size distribution and concentration of milk particles (MFG: milk fat globule, EV: extracellular vesicle). Next, they investigated which of these properties were most predictive for variations in the light scattering behavior of human milk – which were the fat concentration and size distribution of the milk fat particles (MFGs). These findings aid to the future development of light scattering based methods for human milk analysis.

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W. Verveld, J.R. de Wolf, and N. Bosschaart (University of Twente)

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