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This chapter describes some of the photophysical techniques applied to the study of light-induced reaction processes in biological systems. It concerns experimental details and applications of these methods in determination of photophysical parameters such as quantum yields of formation, lifetimes, absorption coefficients and spectral properties of transient species. The aim is to provide a general understanding of the techniques rather than a rigorous description of each individual method and establish the information which can be obtained. Given the general nature of the chapter a bibliography of suggested background material is listed rather than specific references.
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Redmond, R.W. (1994). Photophysical Techniques used in Photobiology and Photomedicine. In: Jori, G., Pottier, R.H., Rodgers, M.A.J., Truscott, T.G. (eds) Photobiology in Medicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 272. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1313-5_1
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