Chris D. Geddes 
Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence 

Discover how metal-enhanced fluorescence is changing traditional
concepts of fluorescence

This book collects and analyzes all the current trends,
opinions, and emerging hot topics in the field of metal-enhanced
fluorescence (MEF). Readers learn how this emerging technology
enhances the utility of current fluorescence-based approaches. For
example, MEF can be used to better detect and track specific
molecules that may be present in very low quantities in either
clinical samples or biological systems. Author Chris Geddes, a
noted pioneer in the field, not only explains the fundamentals of
metal-enhanced fluorescence, but also the significance of all the
most recent findings and models in the field.

Metal-enhanced fluorescence refers to the use of metal colloids
and nanoscale metallic particles in fluorescence systems. It offers
researchers the opportunity to modify the basic properties of
fluorophores in both near- and far-field fluorescence formats.
Benefits of metal-enhanced fluorescence compared to traditional
fluorescence include:

* Increased efficiency of fluorescence emission

* Increased detection sensitivity

* Protect against fluorophore photobleaching

* Applicability to almost any molecule, including both intrinsic
and extrinsic chromophores

Following a discussion of the principles and fundamentals, the
author examines the process and applications of metal-enhanced
fluorescence. Throughout the book, references lead to the primary
literature, facilitating in-depth investigations into particular
topics.

Guiding readers from the basics to state-of-the-technology
applications, this book is recommended for all chemists,
physicists, and biomedical engineers working in the field of
fluorescence.

Table of Content

Preface.

Contributors.

Mental-Enhanced Fluorescence: Progress Towards a Unified
Plasmon-Fluorophore Description (Kadir Aslan and Chris D.
Geddes).

Spectral Profile Modifications In Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
(E. C. Le Ru, J. Grand, N. Félidj, J. Aubard, G. Lévi,
A. Hohenau, J. R. Krenn, E. Blackie and P. G. Etchegoin).

The Role Of Plasmonic Engineering In Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
(Daniel J. Ross, Nicholas P.W. Pieczonka and R. F.
Aroca).

Importance of Spectral Overlap: Fluorescence Enhancement by
Single Metal Nanoparticles (Keiko Munechika, Yeechi Chen,
Jessica M. Smith and.David S. Ginger).

Near-IR Metal Enhanced Fluorescence And Controlled Colloidal
Aggregation (Jon P. Anderson, Mark Griffiths, John G.
Williams, Daniel L. Grone, Dave L. Steffens, and Lyle M.
Middendorf).

Optimisation Of Plasmonic Enhancement Of Fluorescence For
Optical Biosensor Applications (Colette Mc Donagh, Ondrej
Stranik, Robert Nooney and Brian D. Mac Craith).

Microwave-Accelerated Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (Kadir
Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).

Localized Surface Plasmon Coupled Fluorescence Fiber Optic Based
Biosensing (Chien Chou, Ja-An Annie Ho, Chii-Chang Chen,
Ming-Yaw, Wei-Chih Liu, Ying-Feng Chang, Chen Fu, Si-Han Chen and
Ting-Yang Kuo).

Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photochemistry (Stephen K.
Gray).

Metal-Enhanced Generation of Oxygen Rich Species (Yongxia
Zhang, Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes).

Synthesis Of Anisotropic Noble Metal Nanoparticles (Damian
Aherne, Deirdre M. Ledwith and John M. Kelly).

Enhanced Fluorescence Detection Enabled By Zinc Oxide
Nanomaterials (Jong-in Hahm).

Zn O Platforms For Enhanced Directional Fluorescence Applications
(H.C. Ong, D.Y. Lei, J. Li and J.B. Xu).

E-Beam Lithography And Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement
Reactions For Spatially Controlled MEF Applications (Luigi
Martiradonna, S. Shiv Shankar and Pier Paolo Pompa).

Metal-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (Yongxia Zhang, Kadir Aslan
and Chris D. Geddes).

Enhanced Fluorescence From Gratings (Chii-Wann Lin, Nan-Fu
Chiu, Jiun-Haw Lee and Chih-Kung Lee).

Enhancing Fluorescence with Sub-Wavelength Metallic Apertures
(Steve Blair and Jérôme Wenger).

Enhanced Multi-Photon Excitation of Tryptophan-Silver Colloid
(Renato E. de Araujo, Diego Rativa and Anderson S. L.
Gomes).

Plasmon-enhanced radiative rates and applications to organic
electronics (Lewis Rothberg and Shanlin Pan).

Fluorescent Quenching Gold Nanoparticles: Potential Biomedical
Applications (Xiaohua Huang, Ivan H. El-Sayed, and Mostafa A.
El-Sayed).

Index.

About the author

CHRIS D. GEDDES, Ph D, is a Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he is the Director of the Institute of Fluorescence, and the Editor in Chief of both the Journal of Fluorescence and Plasmonics. With more than 190 papers and eighteen books to his credit, Dr. Geddes has extensive expertise in fluorescence spectroscopy, particularly in fluorescence sensing and metal-fluorophore interactions.