Ebook: Reviews in Fluorescence 2005

Reviews in Fluorescence 2005, the second volume of a new book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence.

It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluorescence.

Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential reference material for any lab working in the fluorescence field. All academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an invaluable resource.

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage of the year's hottest topics

Chapters authored by known leading figures in the fluorescence field

Accessible utility in a single volume reference

New volume publishes annually

Each Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI) and indexed

Reviews in Fluorescence 2005 topics include:

RNA folding and RNA-protein binding analyzed using fluorescence

Progress in Lanthanides as luminescent probes

The combined use of fluorescence spectroscopy and X-Ray crystallography to elucidating structure and dynamics of proteins

Tapered fibers for cell studies

Fluorescence-based ophthalmic glucose monitoring for diabetics

High-throughput tissue image cytometry

DNA condensation using FCS

Multidimensional TCSPC

About the Editors:

Chris D. Geddes is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Fluorescence and Associate Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechnology Center, Baltimore. He has a B.Sc. from Lancaster University, UK and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (fluorescence spectroscopy) from the University of Wales Swansea, UK. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence,Who's Who in Fluorescence, and Reviews in Fluorescence as well as Executive Director of the Society of Fluorescence. Dr Geddes has published 100 scientific articles, papers, review articles and book chapters on the principles and applications of fluorescence.

Joseph R. Lakowicz is Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 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, published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, now in its 2^nd Edition.

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Reviews in Fluorescence 2005, the second volume of a new book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence.

It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluorescence.

Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential reference material for any lab working in the fluorescence field. All academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an invaluable resource.

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage of the year's hottest topics

Chapters authored by known leading figures in the fluorescence field

Accessible utility in a single volume reference

New volume publishes annually

Each Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI) and indexed

Reviews in Fluorescence 2005 topics include:

RNA folding and RNA-protein binding analyzed using fluorescence

Progress in Lanthanides as luminescent probes

The combined use of fluorescence spectroscopy and X-Ray crystallography to elucidating structure and dynamics of proteins

Tapered fibers for cell studies

Fluorescence-based ophthalmic glucose monitoring for diabetics

High-throughput tissue image cytometry

DNA condensation using FCS

Multidimensional TCSPC

About the Editors:

Chris D. Geddes is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Fluorescence and Associate Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechnology Center, Baltimore. He has a B.Sc. from Lancaster University, UK and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (fluorescence spectroscopy) from the University of Wales Swansea, UK. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence,Who's Who in Fluorescence, and Reviews in Fluorescence as well as Executive Director of the Society of Fluorescence. Dr Geddes has published 100 scientific articles, papers, review articles and book chapters on the principles and applications of fluorescence.

Joseph R. Lakowicz is Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 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, published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, now in its 2^nd Edition.

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Reviews in Fluorescence 2005, the second volume of a new book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence.

It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluorescence.

Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential reference material for any lab working in the fluorescence field. All academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an invaluable resource.

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage of the year's hottest topics

Chapters authored by known leading figures in the fluorescence field

Accessible utility in a single volume reference

New volume publishes annually

Each Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI) and indexed

Reviews in Fluorescence 2005 topics include:

RNA folding and RNA-protein binding analyzed using fluorescence

Progress in Lanthanides as luminescent probes

The combined use of fluorescence spectroscopy and X-Ray crystallography to elucidating structure and dynamics of proteins

Tapered fibers for cell studies

Fluorescence-based ophthalmic glucose monitoring for diabetics

High-throughput tissue image cytometry

DNA condensation using FCS

Multidimensional TCSPC

About the Editors:

Chris D. Geddes is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Fluorescence and Associate Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechnology Center, Baltimore. He has a B.Sc. from Lancaster University, UK and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (fluorescence spectroscopy) from the University of Wales Swansea, UK. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence,Who's Who in Fluorescence, and Reviews in Fluorescence as well as Executive Director of the Society of Fluorescence. Dr Geddes has published 100 scientific articles, papers, review articles and book chapters on the principles and applications of fluorescence.

Joseph R. Lakowicz is Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 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, published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, now in its 2^nd Edition.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Organized Assemblies Probed by Fluorescence Spectroscopy....Pages 1-23
The Combined Use of Fluorescence Spectroscopy and X-Ray Crystallography Greatly Contributes to Elucidating Structure and Dynamics of Proteins....Pages 25-61
Tapered Fibers for Cell Studies....Pages 63-75
Multi-Dimensional Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting....Pages 77-108
Some Aspects of DNA Condensation Observed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy....Pages 109-124
Luminescence-Based Oxygen Sensors....Pages 125-151
Time-Resolved Fluorescence in Biomedical Diagnostics....Pages 153-168
Analysis of Crude Petroleum Oils Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy....Pages 169-198
Novel Insights Into Protein Structure and Dynamics Utilizing the Red Edge Excitation Shift Approach....Pages 199-222
RNA Folding and RNA-Protein Binding Analyzed by Fluorescence Anisotropy and Resonance Energy Transfer....Pages 223-243
Time-Resolved Evanescent Wave-Induced Fluorescence Anisotropy Measurements....Pages 245-270
Application of Fluorescence to Understand the Interaction of Peptides with Binary Lipid Membranes....Pages 271-323
High-Throughput Tissue Image Cytometry....Pages 325-347
Whither Fluorescence Biosensors?....Pages 349-361
Ophthalmic Glucose Monitoring Using Disposable Contact Lenses....Pages 363-397
Progress in Lanthanides as Luminescent Probes....Pages 399-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-440

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Reviews in Fluorescence 2005, the second volume of a new book serial from Springer, serves as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of fluorescence.

It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluorescence.

Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential reference material for any lab working in the fluorescence field. All academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an invaluable resource.

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage of the year's hottest topics

Chapters authored by known leading figures in the fluorescence field

Accessible utility in a single volume reference

New volume publishes annually

Each Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI) and indexed

Reviews in Fluorescence 2005 topics include:

RNA folding and RNA-protein binding analyzed using fluorescence

Progress in Lanthanides as luminescent probes

The combined use of fluorescence spectroscopy and X-Ray crystallography to elucidating structure and dynamics of proteins

Tapered fibers for cell studies

Fluorescence-based ophthalmic glucose monitoring for diabetics

High-throughput tissue image cytometry

DNA condensation using FCS

Multidimensional TCSPC

About the Editors:

Chris D. Geddes is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Fluorescence and Associate Director of the Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechnology Center, Baltimore. He has a B.Sc. from Lancaster University, UK and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (fluorescence spectroscopy) from the University of Wales Swansea, UK. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Fluorescence,Who's Who in Fluorescence, and Reviews in Fluorescence as well as Executive Director of the Society of Fluorescence. Dr Geddes has published 100 scientific articles, papers, review articles and book chapters on the principles and applications of fluorescence.

Joseph R. Lakowicz is Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 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, published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, now in its 2^nd Edition.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Organized Assemblies Probed by Fluorescence Spectroscopy....Pages 1-23
The Combined Use of Fluorescence Spectroscopy and X-Ray Crystallography Greatly Contributes to Elucidating Structure and Dynamics of Proteins....Pages 25-61
Tapered Fibers for Cell Studies....Pages 63-75
Multi-Dimensional Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting....Pages 77-108
Some Aspects of DNA Condensation Observed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy....Pages 109-124
Luminescence-Based Oxygen Sensors....Pages 125-151
Time-Resolved Fluorescence in Biomedical Diagnostics....Pages 153-168
Analysis of Crude Petroleum Oils Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy....Pages 169-198
Novel Insights Into Protein Structure and Dynamics Utilizing the Red Edge Excitation Shift Approach....Pages 199-222
RNA Folding and RNA-Protein Binding Analyzed by Fluorescence Anisotropy and Resonance Energy Transfer....Pages 223-243
Time-Resolved Evanescent Wave-Induced Fluorescence Anisotropy Measurements....Pages 245-270
Application of Fluorescence to Understand the Interaction of Peptides with Binary Lipid Membranes....Pages 271-323
High-Throughput Tissue Image Cytometry....Pages 325-347
Whither Fluorescence Biosensors?....Pages 349-361
Ophthalmic Glucose Monitoring Using Disposable Contact Lenses....Pages 363-397
Progress in Lanthanides as Luminescent Probes....Pages 399-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-440
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