From: Borries Demeler <demeler@bioc09.v19.uthscsa.edu>
  To  : mmorris <michael.morris@adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:46:03 -0500 (CDT)

Re: hydrodynamic question

> Hi Allen,
> 
> If you van Holde, Physical Biochemistry an equation is listed for
> calculating f for a "Long rod" (page 81, 1st Ed.) or f/fo for a long rod
> (page 95, 2nd Ed.). Sorry, no reference is given and I am not sure if
> the word "Long" has any significance. 
> 
> Can anyone advise me on this, since I have been curious to know?
> 
> Yours, Michael
> 

Not sure where the equation in van Holde's Biophysical Chemistry textbook
comes from (I lent out my copy and haven't gotten it back :-), but it is 
also programmed in UltraScan, both for simulations and for interpretation
of finite element fitting results of velocity data.

Regards, -Borries