Lanthanide Luminescence Photophysical, Analytical and Biological Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hänninen, Pekka (Editor), Härmä, Harri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Springer Series on Fluorescence, Methods and Applications, 7
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Molecular biology.; Analytical chemistry.; Medical biochemistry.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Analytical Chemistry.; Molecular Medicine.; Medical Biochemistry.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Lanthanides have fascinated scientists for more than two centuries now, and since efficient separation techniques were established roughly 50 years ago, they have increasingly found their way into industrial exploitation and our everyday lives. Numerous applications are based on their unique lumines...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Photophysical basics of lanthanides
• Lanthanide probes and materials
• Luminescent stable chelates and macrocyclic compounds
• Particulate labels
• Chelating particles
• Upconverters
• NIR labels
• Supramolecules and assemblies
• Optical properties and applications of solid lanthanide materials
• Lanthanide based chemical and physical sensors
• Instrumental aspects on measuring lanthanide luminescence
• Direct and time-resolved measurements
• Frequency-domain measurements
• Imaging systems
• Bioanalytical and medical implications
• Time-resolved and lifetime assays for in-vitro diagnostics and research
• Electrochemiluminescence of lanthanides
• Sensitized bioassays
• Future of lanthanide luminescence and applications.