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Fluorescence of polymers: A probe of polymer assemblies
Author(s) -
Webber S. E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19991430126
Subject(s) - polymer , fluorescence , solvation , quenching (fluorescence) , fluorescence spectroscopy , chemical physics , förster resonance energy transfer , characterization (materials science) , materials science , molecule , energy transfer , spectroscopy , nanotechnology , photochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , optics , physics , composite material , quantum mechanics
In this paper we discuss some general aspects of the use of fluorescence spectroscopy in the characterization of polymers and processes involving polymers. In particular we focus on the use of probes to detect formation of hydrophobic domains or to detect environmental changes because of solvation or pH changes, fluorescence quenching to determine the accessibility of the probe to solution phase small molecules, the use of fluorescence depolarization to characterize segmental motions and the use of energy transfer to characterize morphologies on the length scale of 1‐5 nm. We also will compare direct energy transfer (DET) with down‐chain electronic energy transfer (EET).