Förster’s resonance excitation transfer theory: not just a formula

Knox, Robert S.

doi:doi:10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003

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Förster’s resonance excitation transfer theory: not just a formula

J. Biomed. Opt. 17, 011003 (Jan 20, 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003

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Robert S. Knox

University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, New York 14627-0171

After 65 years of increasing scrutiny and application, Theodor Förster’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 Förster.

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Received May 10, 2011
Revised May 31, 2011
Published online Jan 20, 2012

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003

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Robert S. Knox, "Förster’s resonance excitation transfer theory: not just a formula", J. Biomed. Opt. 17, 011003 (Jan 20, 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.1.011003