Electron transfer-based single molecule fluorescence as a probe for nano-environment dynamics

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 2449-2467

  Chen, Ruiyun ^a   Wu, Ruixiang ^a   Zhang, Guofeng ^a   Gao, Yan ^a   Xiao, Liantuan ^a   Jia, Suotang ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Electron transfer; Nano environments; Single molecule probes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELEMENTARY PROCESS; GLASS-FORMING SYSTEMS; NANO-ENVIRONMENTS; RECENT RESEARCHES; SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SURFACE BINDING;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS FORMING MACHINES; MOLECULES; PROBES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84893256271     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140202449     Document Type: Review

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