| Abstract: | Air-dired kangaroo tail tendon (KTT) is a protein sample similar to collagen and has been investigated by small-angle x-ray scattering treating it as a densely packed colloidal system which belongs to a general micelle system. Pore analysis of the substance yields a specific inner surface of 0.6282 × 10?5 Å?1, a range of inhomogeneity of 69.11 Å, a length of coherence of 248.2 Å, and air-fraction percentage of 0.011. A Kratky camera of the latest design has been used for experimental measurements. As the log? vs. logX curve gives a slope of ?3, KTT belongs to a densely packed two-phase system. Here the theory of small-angle scattering by densely packed systems as developed by Porod has been applied to find different physical parameters of KTT. |
