Chemiluminescence and Bioluminescence: Past, Present and Future

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Aldo Roda
Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011 - Medical - 590 pages
This complete and well-organized overview of chemiluminescence and bioluminescence is divided into two parts. The first covers historical developments and the fundamental principles of these phenomena before going on to review recent advances and instrumentation. The second deals with applications in a variety of research fields including life sciences, drug discovery, diagnostics, environment, agrofood, and forensics. The book also includes a comprehensive collection of recent bibliographic references. It is suitable not only for researchers currently employing detection techniques in their research activity, but also for those approaching the subject for the first time. This book is a comprehensive overview of bioluminescence and chemiluminescence, from the basic principles and the most common luminescent systems to their applications in different fields - from analytical chemistry to biotechnology, miniaturized analytical devices, life sciences (whole-cell biosensors, bioluminescence molecular imaging) and multiplexed assays. Written by an expert, who for many years has been involved in the development of bio- and chemiluminescent (bio)analytical methods, this book documents the latest research in luminescence, thus representing the most updated reference text for people interested in the field.
 

Contents

Miniaturized Analytical Devices Based
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References
554
A History of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence from
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The Nature of Chemiluminescent Reactions
51
References 571
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Past Present and Future
91
Instrumentation for Chemiluminescence
113
of ATP
166
Flowassisted Analysis
191
Analytical Applications of Chemiluminescence
227
Acknowledgements
278
Chemiluminescence to Immunoassays
289
References
325
Gene Assays Based on BioChemiluminescence
334
References
375

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Classical Applications of Chemiluminescence
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Ultrasensitive Bioanalytical Imaging
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References
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Biotechnological Improvements of Bioluminescent
443
Acknowledgements
476
Chemiluminescent and Bioluminescent Biosensors
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Aldo Roda is Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Bologna Faculty of Pharmacy. He is author of more than 350 journal articles and has been an invited speaker and lecturer at several national and international conferences. In 1998, he organized the 10th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (ISBC) and Co-Edited of the book of proceedings. He is a member of the advisory board of the International Society for Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (ISBC) and was President of the Society from 2000 to 2002. In 2008, he organized the XIII International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry (ISLS). He is also European Editor of Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence and Editor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

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