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Scattering Techniques and Ganglioside Aggregates: Laser Light, Neutron, and X-Ray Scattering

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Scattering techniques are applied to studying the structural features of ganglioside aggregates in solution. Here it is described how different probing radiations allow to access different structural and dynamical parameters on different lengthscales. Besides a brief but comprehensive description of the scattering measurements, several practical suggestions are given concerning the experiments and the data analysis.

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  1. Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Segrate, Italy

    Elena Del Favero, Paola Brocca & Laura Cantù

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Del Favero, E., Brocca, P., Cantù, L. (2018). Scattering Techniques and Ganglioside Aggregates: Laser Light, Neutron, and X-Ray Scattering. In: Sonnino, S., Prinetti, A. (eds) Gangliosides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1804. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8552-4_3

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