Molecular Fluorescence – An Introduction

Bernard Valeur received his engineering diploma from the Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de Paris and his PhD degree from the Universite Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After being an associate professor at E.S.P.C.I, he became full professor of physical chemistry at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in 1979, where he is emeritus professor since 2008. Professor Valeur is a member of the laboratory Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoleculaires et Macromoleculaires at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan since 1996. From 1995 to 2000 he served as an elected member of the French Comite National de la Recherche Scientifique. He is the author of over 170 articles or book chapters, five books, and the editor of one book. In addition, he is a member of several editorial boards.

Introduction Absorption of UV--visible light Characteristics of Fluorescence Emission Effects of Photophysical or Photochemical Inter-- or Intramolecular Processes on Fluorescence Emission Fluorescence Polarization. Emission Anisotropy Principles of Fluorometric Techniques Effect of Polarity on Fluorescence Emission. Probes of Polarity Fluidity, Order Parameters, Molecular Mobility. Estimation by Means of Fluorescent Probes Resonance Energy Transfer and Applications Fluorescent Molecular Sensors of Ions and Molecules Advanced Fluorometric Techniques