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Fluorescence vs Microfluorescence - What's the difference?

fluorescence | microfluorescence |

As nouns the difference between fluorescence and microfluorescence

is that fluorescence is (physics) the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle while microfluorescence is fluorescence from very small areas of a sample; used especially to analyze surface contaminants.

fluorescence

English

Noun

  • (physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle
  • The light so emitted

    • Derived terms

    * fluorescence microscope * fluoresce * fluorescein * fluorescent

    External links

    * ("fluorescence" on Wikipedia) ----

    microfluorescence

    English

    Noun

  • fluorescence from very small areas of a sample; used especially to analyze surface contaminants

    • Related terms

    *fluorescence microscopy