Molecular Fluorescence

Introduction; Absorption of UV - visible light; Characterisitics of fluorescence emission; Effects of intermolecular photophysical processes on fluorescence emission; Fluorescence polarization. Emission anisotropy; Principles of steady-state and time-resolved fluorometric techniques; Effect of polarity on fluorescence emission. Polarity probes; Microviscosity, fluidity, molecular mobiity. estimation by means of fluorescence probes; Resonance energy transfer and its applications; Fluorescent molecular sensors of ions and molecules; Advanced techniques in fluorescence spectroscopy; Epilog; Index.