Figure 1.

(a) The normalized intensity correlation functions (G₂(t)) of plasma, ascites, and filtered ascites (ascitesF) measured on the day of sampling (day 0) at θ = 90° and T = 25 °C; (b) the effect of freezing/thawing on G₂(t) and the calculated distributions of the hydrodynamic radii (R_h) of particles in ascites (see inset); (c) the intensity weighted distributions of the hydrodynamic radii (R_h) of particles in plasma and both ascites samples. All data are for ovarian cancer patient OC1. The distributions are calculated by considering the viscosity of water at 25 °C (η_o = 0.9 mPa s⁻¹).