Forster's resonance excitation transfer theory: not just a formula

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作者
Knox, Robert S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
关键词
biophotonics; excitons; fluorescence; ENERGY-TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; RADIATIONLESS TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHETIC UNIT; IMPURITY MOLECULES; CRYSTALS;
D O I
10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
After 65 years of increasing scrutiny and application, Theodor Forster's treatment of resonance excitation transfer is widely quoted and has acquired the acronym FRET, in which "F" originally and rather curiously stood for "fluorescence." In this brief and mostly qualitative survey, we review some of its history, mention its important limitations, and relate some personal encounters with Forster. (c) 2012 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003]
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