Advances in biophotonics / / edited by Brian C. Wilson, Valery V. Tuchin and Stoyan Tanev

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956461303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Oxford, : IOS Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-50492-7; 9786610504923; 1-4237-9889-9; 1-60750-127-9; 600-00-0330-7; 1-60129-108-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Collana: NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences ; ; v. 369
• Altri autori (Persone): WilsonBrian C <1945-> (Brian Campbell); TuchinV. V (Valeriĭ Viktorovich); TanevS
• Disciplina: 572.435
• Soggetti: Photobiochemistry; Organic photochemistry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Papers from the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biophotonics : From Fundamental Principles to Health, Environment, Security and Defence Applications, Ottawa, Canada Sept.-Oct. 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Preface; Contents; Fibers and Waveguides for Medical Applications; Integrated Optical Sensors for Biophotonics; The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method in the Biosciences: Modelling of Light Scattering by Biological Cells in Absorptive and Controlled Extra-Cellular Media; Control of Tissue and Blood Optical Properties; Photobiology for Biophotonics; Raman Spectroscopy: Chemical Analysis of Biological Samples; Raman Spectral Analysis: A Case Study; Nanoparticle-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy; Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy and SpectroscopyChemiluminescence and Bioluminescence: Mechanisms, Fundamental Principles and Applications; Photodynamic Therapy; Overview of Research Activities at the NSF Center for Biophotonics ; Science and Technology; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Biophotonics is the convergence of photonics and life sciences. The life sciences have an increasing need for new technologies to which photonics can make significant contributions. This volume presents the developments from a perspective of photonic technologies, and life-sciences applications.