Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Volume 4: Probe Design and Chemical Sensing (Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Vol. 4).

Lakowicz, Joseph R. (Ed.):

ISBN 10: 0306447843 / ISBN 13: 9780306447846

Published by New York, Plenum Press., 1994

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501 p., with figures, Good condition. Cover slightly worn. Ex.-library-copy with usual marks. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1140.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Volume 4: Probe Design and Chemical Sensing (Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Vol. 4).
• Publisher: New York, Plenum Press.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306447843
• ISBN 13: 9780306447846
• Binding: Hardcover.
• Weight: 1140 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chemie

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Synopsis

Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy is widely used as a research tool in bioch- istry and biophysics. These uses of fluorescence have resulted in extensive knowledge of the structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules. This information has been gained by studies of phenomena that affect the excited state, such as the local environment, quenching processes, and energy transfer. Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Volume 4: Probe Design and Chemical Sensing reflects a new trend, which is the use of time-resolved fluorescence in analytical and clinical chemistry. These emerging applications of time-resolved fluorescence are the result of continued advances in laser detector and computer technology. For instance, pho- multiplier tubes (PMT) were previously bulky devices. Miniature PMTs are now available, and the performance of simpler detectors is continually improving. There is also considerable effort to develop fluorophores that can be excited with the red/ne- infrared (NIR) output of laser diodes. Using such probes, one can readily imagine small time-resolved fluorometers, even hand-held devices, being used fordoctor’s office or home health care.

About the Author

Dr. J.R. Lakowicz is Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Dr. Lakowicz has published over 400 scientific articles, has edited numerous books, holds 16 issued patents, and is the sole author of the widely used text, Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, also published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, now in its Second Edition.