Springer Fundamentals of Fluorescence Microscopy: Exploring Life with Light

Guiding readers from fundamental concepts to the most advanced fluorescence imaging techniques, this thorough introduction to the topic is ideal for students in a variety of disciplines and includes a detailed explanation of molecular orbital theory. Review “Mondal and Diaspro have produced an introductory text providing all the necessary scientific background for students in applied physics, biophysics and biomedical engineering, Their text is also intended to be used by scientists and engineers in both industry and academia. … The book is generally well written for the intended readership … . It is nicely produced with large (almost A4 sized) glossy pages and some very attractive and interesting coloured images.” (Peter V. E. McClintock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 58 (2), December, 2016) From the Back Cover This book starts at an introductory level and leads reader to the most advanced developments in fluorescence imaging and super-resolution techniques that have enabled the emergence of new disciplines such as nanobioimaging, multiphoton microscopy, photodynamic therapy, nanometrology and nanosensors. The interdisciplinary subject of fluorescence microscopy and imaging requires complete knowledge of imaging optics and molecular physics. So, this book approaches the subject by introducing optical imaging concepts before going deep into the advanced imaging systems and their applications. Molecular orbital theory forms the basis for understanding fluorescent molecules and thereby facilitates complete explanation of light-matter interaction at the geometrical focus. The two disciplines have some overlap since light controls the states of molecules and conversely, molecular states control the emitted light. These two mechanisms together determine essential fluorescence  factors and phenomena such as, molecular cross-section, Stokes shift, emission and absorption spectra, quantum yield, signal-to-noise ratio, Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET), fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and fluorescence lifetime. These phenomena form the basis of many fluorescence based devices. The book is organized into two parts. The first part deals with basics of imaging optics and its applications.  The advanced part covers many imaging techniques and related instrumentation that are developed in the last decade pointing towards far-field diffraction limited and unlimited imaging. About the Author Alberto Diaspro, born in Genoa, Italy, on April 7, 1959, received his Laurea in Electronic Engineering in 1983, Univ.of Genoa. Dir. Nanophys at Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Deputy Director of IIT, Prof. Appl. Phys. at Univ.of Genoa. President of Optics Within Life Sciences, IEEE Senior member and Editor in chief of Microscopy Research and Technique (7/2013). Alberto Diaspro is a member of the Bioengineering and  Robotics  PhD Advisory Committee (University of Genova) and  affiliated with the Institute of Biophysics of the National Research Council (CNR). He founded LAMBS in 2003 (Laboratory for Advanced Microscopy, Bioimaging and Spectroscopy, www.lambs.it). President of EBSA (European Biophysical Societies' Association, www.ebsa.org) (2009?2011), President of OWLS (Optics with Life Sciences) (2010?2014) and member of the International Relations Committee of the Biophysical Society. ISI Pubs > 250, H=30, cit > 4000 (Google Scholar). AD is involved in research development of instrumentation for applications in biophysics and biomedical engineering and in nanobiotechnological projects. Partha Pratim Mondal is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science in the department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 2005. He has been a researcher at the MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA and at the universities of Genova, Italy and also was a ICTP Fellow, Trieste, Italy. He