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Polymers for Luminescent Sensing Applications
Author(s) -
Kim Hyungwoo,
Kim Youngdo,
Chang Ji Young
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201400128
Subject(s) - polymer , molecularly imprinted polymer , luminescence , molecular imprinting , nanotechnology , fluorescence , materials science , selectivity , analyte , folding (dsp implementation) , molecular recognition , conjugated system , chemistry , molecule , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , engineering , catalysis
Polymers are widely used for chemical sensing applications, as a receptor or as a signal transducer. Fluorescent conjugated polymers (CPs) are extensively studied for signaling. Water‐soluble CPs are particularly attractive due to their potential sensing applications in environmental and biorelated fields. The CPs by themselves do not provide specific binding sites by folding into secondary or tertiary structures. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are artificial receptors fabricated using the molecular‐imprinting technique. They contain in‐built information about the shape and functionality of specific potential analytes. However, most MIPs do not have optical‐signaling properties. In this article, the recent developments regarding luminescent polymeric sensors are briefly summarized. It will be of great interest if the optical‐signal properties of CPs and the selectivity of MIPs are integrated in an advanced polymeric sensor.