Fluorescence of Supermolecules, Polymers, and Nanosystems [Hardcover]

This, the fourth volume in the Springer series on fluorescence, focuses on the fluorescence of nanosystems, polymers and supermolecules, as well as the development and application of fluorescent probes. Aimed at researchers in organic and physical chemistry and in material sciences, emphasis is placed on the fluorescence of artificial and biological nanosystems; single molecule fluorescence and the luminescence of polymers; and micro- and nanoparticles and nanotubes.

With contributions by numerous expertsPart 1: History and fundamental aspectsA.U. Acu?a: Early History of Solution Fluorescence: The 'Lignum Nephriticum' of Nicol?s Monardes.- B. Valeur: From Well-Known to Underrated Applications of Fluorescence.- D.L. Andrews: Principles of Directed Energy Transfer.- E.N. Bodunov: Analysis of Fluorescence Decays with Underlying Distributions.- M. Orrit: Fluorescence as a Unique Method for the Detection of Single Nano-Objects.-Part 2: Molecular and supramolecular systems F. Pina: Water-Soluble Fluorescent Chemosensors: In Tune with Protons.- M.N. Berberan-Santos: Fluorescence Properties of Fullerenes.- W. Nau: Tuning Radiative Decay Rates of Fluorescent Dyes by Supramolecular Encapsulation.-Part 3: Polymers, semiconductors, model membranes and cells J.M.G. Martinho: Resonance Energy Transfer in Polymer Interfaces.- J. Hofkens: Probing Dynamics in Polymers by Defocused Wide Field Imaging.- V. Sundstr?m: Dynamics of Excited States and Charge Photogeneration in Organic Semiconductor Materials.- M. Prieto: FRET Geometries in Membrane Biophysics. Lipid Rafts and Lipid-Protein Interaction.- Y. Engelborghs: Measuring Diffusion in a Living Cell Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. A Closer Look at Anomalous Diffusion Using HIV-1 Integrase and its Interactions as a Probe.- N. Kahya: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Prospects for Membrane Biophysics.-Part 4: Nanotubes, microparticles and nanoparticles Y. Sun: Luminescence Properties of Carbon Nanotl£–