Dye-labelled polymer chains at specific sites: Synthesis by living/controlled polymerization

M Beija, MT Charreyre, JMG Martinho - Progress in polymer science, 2011 - Elsevier
Dye-labelled polymer chains are extremely useful in many fields, such as optical imaging,
signal amplification in biological diagnostics, light-harvesting and photochromic materials as …

Fluorescent monomers as building blocks for dye labeled polymers: synthesis and application in energy conversion, biolabeling and sensors

AM Breul, MD Hager, US Schubert - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This review focuses on side-chain functionalized polymers derived from direct (co)
polymerization of fluorescent dyes. This overview about polymerizable dyes includes 1, 8 …

An efficient and modular route to sequence‐defined polymers appended to DNA

TGW Edwardson, KMM Carneiro… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by biological polymers, sequence‐controlled synthetic polymers are highly
promising materials that integrate the robustness of synthetic systems with the information …

Synthesis of fluorescently labeled polymers and their use in single-molecule imaging

NB Bowden, KA Willets, WE Moerner… - …, 2002 - ACS Publications
A series of linear polymers labeled with one perylene diimide per polymer chain were
synthesized using living free-radical polymerizations based on nitroxides. Depending on the …

Photo-responsive polymers: properties, synthesis and applications

J Cui, A Del Campo - Smart polymers and their applications, 2014 - Elsevier
Representative examples of recently developed polymers bearing either reversible or
irreversible photosensitive chromophores are reviewed. By integrating these chromophores …

Self‐assembly and dispersion of chromogenic molecules: a versatile and general approach for self‐assessing polymers

J Kunzelman, BR Crenshaw, M Kinami… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assessing polymer blends based on poly (ethylene terephthalate glycol) or linear low‐
density polyethylene and small amounts (0.5–2% w/w) of chromogenic sensor dyes are …

Engineering responsive polymer building blocks with host–guest molecular recognition for functional applications

J Hu, S Liu - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus All living organisms and soft matter are intrinsically responsive and adaptive to
external stimuli. Inspired by this fact, tremendous effort aiming to emulate subtle responsive …

The importance of chemistry in creating well-defined nanoscopic embedded therapeutics: devices capable of the dual functions of imaging and therapy

AM Nyström, KL Wooley - Accounts of chemical research, 2011 - ACS Publications
Nanomedicine is a rapidly evolving field, for which polymer building blocks are proving
useful for the construction of sophisticated devices that provide enhanced diagnostic …

One is enough: Influencing polymer properties with a single chromophoric unit

P Theato - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 - infona.pl
Worth one's while: The careful use of a single chromophore on methodically designed
polymers can be sufficient to modify polymer properties. Recent examples range from …

Fluorescent conjugated polymers for chemical and biochemical sensing

A Alvarez, JM Costa-Fernandez, R Pereiro… - TrAC Trends in …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review deals with the emerging field of fluorescent conjugated polymers for the
development of chemical and/or biochemical sensors. As a result of their amplified physical …