1st Edition

Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging Principles and Applications in Biomedical Diagnostics

Edited By Laura Marcu, Paul M. W. French, Daniel S. Elson Copyright 2015
570 Pages
by CRC Press

570 Pages 240 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

570 Pages
by CRC Press

During the past two decades, there has been an increasing appreciation of the significant value that lifetime-based techniques can add to biomedical studies and applications of fluorescence. Bringing together perspectives of different research communities, Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging: Principles and Applications in Biomedical Diagnostics explores the remarkable advances in... Read more

Introduction. Overview of Fluorescence Measurements and Concepts. Principles of Fluorescence Lifetime Instrumentation. Analysis of Fluorescence Lifetime Data. Tissue Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy. Tissue Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (Endogenous). Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (Exogenous Probes).

Biography

Laura Marcu, Paul M. W. French, Daniel S. Elson

"This highly recommended comprehensive volume is a good resource for investigators who wish to apply these techniques. It is a self-contained book in which the physics and the analytical methods are carefully worked out in detail. … The discussions of fluorescence, the design and use of lifetime instrumentation, the various methods to analyze the data, and the biomedical applications are all current and well-illustrated."
Optics & Photonics News (OPN), October 2014

"… a timely and comprehensive review of the state of the art by internationally leading experts in the field. It provides excellent coverage of the basic principles, as well as a thorough appraisal of the latest methods and applications. The book represents a major resource for researchers, students, and technologists."
—Jem Hebden, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London

"This book provides comprehensive coverage on key aspects of fluorescence lifetime imaging, an emerging technique for life sciences and clinical diagnosis. The instrumentation and analysis sections include both well-known techniques and recent developments."
—Dr. Qiyin Fang, Associate Professor of Engineering Physics, McMaster University