1. INTRODUCTION Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a fundamental role in
biomedical, forensic and environmental sciences 1− 4 as well as in anti bioterrorism …

Nanotechnology is the creation, manipulation and use of materials at the nanometre size
scale (1 to 100 nm). At this size scale there are significant differences in many material …

The success of fluorescence experiments requires attention to experimental details and an
understanding of the instrumentation. There are also many potential artifacts that can distort …

One of the fastest moving and most exciting interfaces of nanotechnology is the use of
quantum dots (QDs) in biology. The unique optical properties of QDs make them appealing …

In the last 10 years the field of molecular diagnostics has witnessed an explosion of interest
in the use of nanomaterials in assays for gases, metal ions, and DNA and protein markers …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …

This important book focuses on the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructures and
nanomaterials, but also includes properties and applications of nanostructures and …

Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly develo** field of nanotechnology.
Their unique size-dependent properties make these materials superior and indispensable in …

Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

The use of lasers, over the past few decades, has emerged to be highly promising for cancer
therapy modalities, most commonly the photothermal therapy method, which employs light …