Novel Optical Nanoprobes for Chemical and Biological Analysis

• Main Authors: Chen, Lingxin (Author), Wang, Yunqing (Author), Fu, Xiuli (Author), Chen, Ling (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Analytical chemistry.; Biomedical engineering.; Environmental chemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Analytical Chemistry.; Biomedical Engineering.; Environmental Chemistry.

Novel Optical Nanoprobes for Chemical and Biological Analysis starts with a brief introduction to several kinds of versatile nanomaterials with novel optical properties, such as gold/silver nanoparticles, quantum dots, upconversion nanoparticles and graphene. It mainly focuses on the latest sensor d...

Table of Contents:

• A Brief Introduction to Optical Nanoprobes
• Colorimetric Nanoprobes
• Fluorescent Nanoprobes
• Surface-Enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobes
• Challenges and Perspectives of Optical Nanoprobes.