Novel Approaches for Single Molecule Activation and Detection

Table of Contents

Introduction to Single Molecule Analysis and Computation: The FOCUS Project.- Computer Generated Holographic Beams for the Investigation of the Molecular and Circuit Function.- Super Resolution Fluorescence Optical Microscopy: Targeted and Stochastic Read-Out Approaches.- Superhydrophobic Devices and Molecular Detection.- Tip-Assisted Optical Nanoscopy for Single Molecule Activation and Detection.- DNA as Nano Structuring Element for Design of Functional Devices.- Fast Force Clamp in Optical Tweezers: A Tool to Study the Kinetics of Molecular Reactions.- Investigating Adhesion Proteins by Single Cell Force Spectroscopy.- Photoswitchable Ion Channels and Receptors.- The Use of Light Sensitive Organic Semiconductors to Manipulate Neuronal Activity.- Probing the Lateral Diffusion of Individual Neurotransmitter Receptors.