New Trends In Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Applications To Chemical And Life Sciences

Fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence imaging and fluorescent probes are indispensible tools in fields of modern medicine and science, including molecular biology, biophysics, biochemistry, clinical diagnosis and analytical and environmental chemistry. Applications stretch from spectroscopy and sensor technology to microscopy and imaging, to single molecule detection, to the development of novel fluorescent probes, and to proteomics and genomics. The Springer Series on Fluorescence aims at publishing state-of-the-art articles that can serve as invaluable tools for both practitioners and researchers being active in this highly interdisciplinary field. The carefully edited collection of papers in each volume will give continuous inspiration for new research and will point to exciting new trends. This first volume in the new Springer Series on Fluorescence brings together fundamental and applied research from this highly inter- disciplinary field ranging from chemistry and physics to biology and medicine. Special attention is given to supramolecular systems, sensor applications, confocal microscopy and protein-protein interactions. This carefully edited collection of state-of-the-art articles will serve as an invaluable tool for practitioners and novices and provide inspiration for new developments and applications.