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Acoustic levitation is used as a newtool to study concentration-dependent processes influorescence
spectroscopy. With this technique, small amounts of liquid and solid samples can be measured
without the need for sample supports or containers, which often limits signal acquisition and
can even alter sample properties due to interactions with the support material. We demonstrate
that, because of the small sample volume, fluorescence measurements at high concentrations
of an organic dye are possible without the limitation of inner-filter effects, which hamper such
experiments in conventional, cuvette-based measurements. Furthermore, we show that acoustic
levitation of liquid samples provides an experimentally simple way to study distance-dependent
fluorescence modulations in semiconductor nanocrystals. The evaporation of the solvent during
levitation leads to a continuous increase of solute concentration and can easily be monitored by
laser-induced fluorescence.