1. Synthesis and optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles for biodetection / Hsing-Ying Lin. [et al.] -- 2. Bioconjugation of noble metal nanoparticles and their applications to biolabeling and bioimaging / Chen-Sheng Yeh, Fong-Yu Cheng, and Chih-Chia Huang -- 3. Colorimetric bioassay using noble metal nanoparticles / Ming-Feng Huang, Yang-Wei Lin, and Huan-Tsung Chang -- 4. Slide- and micoarray-based biosensors using noble metal nanoparticles / Ping-Ji Huang and Lai-Kwan Chau -- 5. Optical waveguide-based biosensors using noble metal nanoparticles / Lai-Kwan Chau. [et al.] -- 6. Fabrication of biosensor chips / Wei Te Wu, Guo-Hua Feng, and Wen Hsin Hsieh -- 7. Microflluidics for biosensor chips / Shau-Chun Wang -- 8. Biodetection based on resonance light scattering of noble metal nanoparticles / Tai-Chia Chiu and Cho-Chun Hu -- 9. Photoluminescence of gold nanoparticles and their applications to sensing and cell imaging / Chih-Ching Huang and Yu-Shen Lin -- 10. Biodetection based on fluorescence quenching and surface-enhanced fluorescence using noble metal nanoparticles / Yang-Wei Lin, Chi-Wei Liu, and Huan-Tsung Chang -- 11. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering based on noble metal nanoparticles / Li-Lin Tay and John E. Hulse -- 12. Mass spectrometric bioanalysis assisted by noble metal nanoparticles / Yen-Hsiu Lin and Wei-Lung Tseng.