Ewa M. Goldys

Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences is the first reference in this important subject area to focus on fundamental concepts and applications of fluorescence in biotechnology and the life sciences. It emphasizes the principles and focuses on the here and now, rather than research that might become available in the future.

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A self contained treatment of the latest fluorescence applications in biotechnology and the life sciences This book focuses specifically on the present applications of fluorescence in molecular and cellular dynamics, biological/medical imaging, proteomics, genomics, and flow cytometry. It raises awareness of the latest scientific approaches and technologies that may help resolve problems relevant for the industry and the community in areas such as public health, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Following an introductory chapter on the basics of fluorescence, the book covers: labeling of cells with fluorescent dyes; genetically encoded fluorescent proteins; nanoparticle fluorescence probes; quantitative analysis of fluorescent images; spectral imaging and unmixing; correlation of light with electron microscopy; fluorescence resonance energy transfer and applications; monitoring molecular dynamics in live cells using fluorescence photo bleaching; time resolved fluorescence in microscopy; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; flow cytometry; fluorescence in diagnostic imaging; fluorescence in clinical diagnoses; immunochemical detection of analytes by using fluorescence; membrane organization; and probing the kinetics of ion pumps via voltage sensitive fluorescent dyes. With its multidisciplinary approach and excellent balance of research and diagnostic topics, this book is an essential resource for postgraduate students and a broad range of scientists and researchers in biology, physics, chemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, and medicine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14508370000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 265mm x 184mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9780470083703
• ISBN-10: 0470083700
• Artikelnr.: 25561196

Autorenporträt

Ewa M. Goldys, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Physics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She has done extensive work in materials science, nanotechnology and biotechnology and is currently focused on research into how these can underpin novel applications in life sciences and medical technologies. Alan R. Hibbs, PhD, is Director of BIOCON, a company devoted to advanced microscopy in the life sciences and medicine, and is also senior lecturer in microbiology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Contributing Authors. 1 Basics of
Fluorescence (Robert P. Learmonth, Scott H. Kable, and Kenneth P.
Ghiggino). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Absorption and Emission of Light. 1.3
Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms. 1.4 Properties of Excited Molecules. 1.5
Spectroscopy and Fluorophores. 1.6 Environmental Sensitivity of
Fluorophores. 1.7 Polarization of Fluorescence. 1.8 Conclusion. References.
2 Labeling of Cells with Fluorescent Dyes (Ian S. Harper). 2.1
Introduction. 2.2 Fluorophore Selection. 2.3 Loading and Labeling Live
Cells. 2.4 Fluorophores for Live Cell Imaging. References. 3 Genetically
Encoded Fluorescent Probes: Some Properties and Applications in Life
Sciences (Mark Prescott and Anya Salih). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Chromophore
and its Formation. 3.3 "Life and Death" of Fluorescent Protein. 3.4
Applications. 3.5 Passive Applications. 3.6 Active Applications. 3.7
Interactive Applications. 3.8 Conclusions. References. 4 Nanoparticle
Fluorescence Probes (Krystyna Drozdowicz-Tomsia and Ewa M. Goldys). 4.1
Introduction. 4.2 Nanomaterials for Biological Applications. 4.3 Inorganic
Quantum Dots: Physics and Optical Properties. 4.4 Synthesis of Monodisperse
Colloidal Quantum Dots for Biolabeling Applications. 4.5 Quantum Dots as In
Vitro Probes. 4.6 Quantum Dots as In Vivo Probes. 4.7 Cytotoxicity. 4.8
Future Directions. References. 5 Quantitative Analysis of Fluorescent
Image: From Descriptive to Computational Microscopy (Michal Marek
Godlewski, Agnieszka Turowska, Paulina Jedynak, Daniel Martinez Puig, and
Helena Nevalainen). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Advantages of Quantitative
Analysis. 5.3 Methods of Quantitative Analysis. 5.4 Image Processing.
References. 6 Spectral Imaging and Unmixing (Pascal Vallotton, Aloke
Phatak, and Mark Berman). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Instrumentation and
Configurations for Hyperspectral Microscopes. 6.3 Supervised and
Unsupervised Unmixing. 6.4 Supervised or Informed Unmixing. 6.5
Unsupervised or Blind Unmixing. 6.6 Spectral Clustering. 6.7 Examples. 6.8
Limitations of Spectral Imaging and Experimental Considerations. 6.9
Conclusions. References. 7 Correlation of Light with Electron Microscopy: A
Correlative Microscopy Platform (Marko Nykanen) 7.1 Introduction. 7.2
Overview of Techniques Used in Correlative Microscopy. 7.3 Correlative
Microscopy of Chemically Fixed, Immunolabeled Ultrathin Cryosections
Employing Antibodies Coupled with Fluorescent Gold Conjugates. 7.4 Special
Techniques Used in Sample Preparation for Correlative Microscopy:
High-Pressure Freezing, Freeze Fracturing, and Freeze Substitution. 7.5
Correlative Microscopy of Fixed Tissue Specimens Using Freeze Substitution.
7.6 Future Trends: Correlative Microscopy and High-Content Cellular
Screening. 7.7 Future Trends: Correlative Microscopy of Fluorescent Images
Acquired by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy. References. 8 Fluorescence
Resonance Energy Transfer and Applications (Andrew Clayton). 8.1 What is
FRET? 8.2 Why FRET Can Be Useful. 8.3 How FRET Can Be Measured. 8.4
Emerging Applications Including Novel FRET Probes. 8.5 Advanced FRET
Methods. References. 9 Monitoring Molecular Dynamics in Live Cells Using
Fluorescence Photobleaching (Nectarios Klonis and Leann Tilley). 9.1
Introduction. 9.2 Photobleaching Theory. 9.3 Dynamics of Macromolecules.
9.4 Photobleaching Measurements with Confocal Microscope. 9.5
Photobleaching Applications. 9.6 Conclusions. References. 10 Time-Resolved
Fluorescence in Microscopy (Trevor A. Smith, Craig N. Lincoln, and Damian
K. Bird). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Photophysics and Deactivation of Excited
State. 10.3 Time-Resolved Fluorescence Measurements. 10.4 Time-Resolved
Fluorescence in Microscopy. 10.5 Conclusions. References. 11 Fluorescence
Correlation Spectroscopy (Thomas Dertinger, Iris von der Hocht, Anastasia
Loman, Ingo Gregor, and J¿org Enderlein). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Optics of
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. 11.3 Practical Aspects of FCS
Experiments. 11.4 Quantitative Evaluation of FCS Measurements to Obtain
Diffusion Constants and Concentration. 11.5 Conclusion. References. 12 Flow
Cytometry (Russell E. Connally, Graham Vesey, and Charlotte Morgan). 12.1
What is Flow Cytometry? 12.2 Excitation Sources. 12.3 Signal Detection and
Analysis. 12.4 Cell Sorting. 12.5 Applications of Flow Cytometry.
References. 13 Fluorescence in Diagnostic Imaging (Morry Silberstein). 13.1
Introduction. 13.2 Principles of Fluorescence Applied to Medical Diagnosis.
13.3 Optical Fluorescence Imaging Techniques In Vivo. 13.4 Imaging of
Whole-Body Biological Systems. 13.5 Future Directions. References. 14
Fluorescence in Clinical Diagnosis (Wouter Kalle, Phillip Bwititi, and Todd
Walker). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Applications of Fluorescence in Clinical
Biochemistry. 14.3 Fluorescence in Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics.
References. 15 Immunochemical Detection of Analytes by Using
Fluorescence(Evgenia G. Matveeva, Ignacy Gryczynski, Zygmunt Gryczynski,
and Ewa M. Goldys). 15.1 Introduction: Definition and General Principles of
Immunoassays. 15.2 Immunoassay Types and Formats. 15.3 Types of Analytes.
15.4 Steady-State Fluorescence Immunoassays. 15.5 Time-Resolved and Kinetic
Approaches as Tools for Elimination of Fluorescence Background. 15.6 Recent
Advances in Immunoassay Signal Enhancement and Throughput. References. 16
Membrane Organization (Astrid Magenau, Carles Rentero, and Katharina Gaus).
16.1 Concepts of Organization of Biological Membranes. 16.2 Fluorescence
Methods to Study Membrane Organization. 16.3 Model Membranes. 16.4 Membrane
Organization in Cells. References. 17 Probing Kinetics of Ion Pumps Via
Voltage-Sensitive Fluorescent Dyes (Ronald J. Clarke). 17.1 Introduction:
Voltage-Dependent Physiological Processes, Ion Pumps, and Channels. 17.2
Voltage-Sensitive Dyes: Mechanisms, Response Times, and Their Relevance for
Kinetic Studies. 17.3 Steady-State Ion Pump Activity. 17.4 Kinetics of Ion
Pump Partial Reactions. 17.5 Future Directions. References. Index.

Rezensionen

"Precise, informative and well explained this is an essential resource for postgraduate students along with scientists and researchers in biology, physics, chemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, and medicine." ( Life Sciences Review , November 2009)