• Part 1 Applications based on near-infrared fluorescence: introduction; some aspects of fluorescence of particular relevance for biological processes; PROBES - dyes fluorescing in the near-infrared region. Part 2 Applications: analytical applications of near-infrared fluorescence in immunoasssays; near-infrared applications in DNA sequencing and analysis; near-infrared applications in medicine; near-infrared applications in single-molecule detection; applications using fluorescence life times; applications in polymers; beyond biotechnology and into popular technology. Part 3 Applications based on near-infrared absorbance: fundamentals of near-infrared spectroscopy; biomedical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy; pharmaceutical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy.

". . .provides very good tutorials on the major topics at hand."---Journal of the American Chemical Society". . .a valuable addition to the library of any organization involved in biotechnology."---Spectroscopy Europe

• Part 1 Applications based on near-infrared fluorescence: introduction; some aspects of fluorescence of particular relevance for biological processes; PROBES - dyes fluorescing in the near-infrared region. Part 2 Applications: analytical applications of near-infrared fluorescence in immunoasssays; near-infrared applications in DNA sequencing and analysis; near-infrared applications in medicine; near-infrared applications in single-molecule detection; applications using fluorescence life times; applications in polymers; beyond biotechnology and into popular technology. Part 3 Applications based on near-infrared absorbance: fundamentals of near-infrared spectroscopy; biomedical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy; pharmaceutical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy.

". . .provides very good tutorials on the major topics at hand."---Journal of the American Chemical Society". . .a valuable addition to the library of any organization involved in biotechnology."---Spectroscopy Europe

• Part 1 Applications based on near-infrared fluorescence: introduction; some aspects of fluorescence of particular relevance for biological processes; PROBES - dyes fluorescing in the near-infrared region. Part 2 Applications: analytical applications of near-infrared fluorescence in immunoasssays; near-infrared applications in DNA sequencing and analysis; near-infrared applications in medicine; near-infrared applications in single-molecule detection; applications using fluorescence life times; applications in polymers; beyond biotechnology and into popular technology. Part 3 Applications based on near-infrared absorbance: fundamentals of near-infrared spectroscopy; biomedical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy; pharmaceutical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy.

". . .provides very good tutorials on the major topics at hand."---Journal of the American Chemical Society". . .a valuable addition to the library of any organization involved in biotechnology."---Spectroscopy Europe