Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications

Preface. Prologue. Introduction. Absorption of UV--visible light. Characteristics of Fluorescence Emission. Effects of Intermolecular Photophysical Processes on Fluorescence Emission. Fluorescence polarization: Emission Ansotropy. Principles of steady--state and time--resolved fluorometric techniques. Effect of polarity of fluorescence emission. Polarity probes. Microviscosity, fluidity, molecular mobility. Estimation by means of fluorescent probes. Resonance energy transfer and its applications. Fluorescent molecular sensors of ions and molecules. Advanced techniques in fluorescence spectroscopy. Epilogue. Index.