General Aspects.- Nanocrystals and Nanoparticles Versus Molecular
Fluorescent Labels as Reporters for Bioanalysis and the Life Sciences: A
Critical Comparison.- Optimization of the Coupling of Target Recognition
and Signal Generation.- Collective Effects Influencing Fluorescence
Emission.- Encapsulated Dyes and Supramolecular Constructions.-
Fluorescent J-Aggregates and Their Biological Applications.- Conjugates,
Complexes, and Interlocked Systems Based on Squaraines and Cyanines.-
Dye Doped Nanoparticles and Dendrimers.- Dye-Doped Polymeric Particles
for Sensing and Imaging.- Silica-Based Nanoparticles: Design and
Properties.- Luminescent Dendrimers as Ligands and Sensors of Metal
Ions.- Prospects for Organic Dye Nanoparticles.- Luminescent Metal
Nanoclusters.- Few-Atom Silver Clusters as Fluorescent Reporters.-
Luminescent Quantum Clusters of Gold as Bio-Labels.- Conjugated
Polymers.- Structure, Emissive Properties, and Reporting Abilities of
Conjugated Polymers.- Optical Reporting by Conjugated Polymers via
Conformational Changes.- Fluorescence Reporting Based on FRET Between
Conjugated Polyelectrolyte and Organic Dye for Biosensor Applications.