Fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements in polymer science: A review

S Valdez, M Robertson, Z Qiang - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a non‐invasive characterization method
for studying molecular structures and dynamics, providing high spatial resolution at …

Poly (styrene-ethylene oxide) block copolymer micelle formation in water: a fluorescence probe study

M Wilhelm, CL Zhao, Y Wang, R Xu, MA Winnik… - …, 1991 - ACS Publications
Block copolymer micelle formation was studied by a combination of fluorescent probe and
quasi-elastic light scattering (QELS) techniques. The polymers, polystyrene-poly (ethylene …

Critical micellization phenomena in block polyelectrolyte solutions

I Astafieva, XF Zhong, A Eisenberg - Macromolecules, 1993 - ACS Publications
Critical micelle concentrations (erne's) were measured for a range of block
copolyelectrolytes based on styrene (the insoluble block) and sodium acrylate. The lengths …

Effects of nanoscale confinement and interfaces on the glass transition temperatures of a series of poly (n-methacrylate) films

RD Priestley, MK Mundra, NJ Barnett… - Australian Journal of …, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
We use fluorescence from dye-labelled polymer to measure the glass transition
temperatures (Tgs) across single-layer films and near surfaces and silica interfaces in …

Effect of nanoscale confinement on the glass transition temperature of free‐standing polymer films: Novel, self‐referencing fluorescence method

S Kim, CB Roth, JM Torkelson - Journal of Polymer Science …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of nanoscale confinement on the glass transition temperature, Tg, of freely
standing polystyrene (PS) films was determined using the temperature dependence of a …

Fluorescence studies on the properties of a Pluronic F68 micelle

K Nakashima, T Anzai, Y Fujimoto - Langmuir, 1994 - ACS Publications
The properties of micelles of Pluronic F68 (F68), a water-soluble triblock copolymer with the
average composition (ethylene oxide> 7g-(propylene oxide) 3Q-(ethylene oxide) 78, are …

Nonradiative energy transfer in block copolymer micelles

K Procházka, B Bednar, E Mukhtar… - The Journal of …, 1991 - ACS Publications
Nonradiative energy transfer (NET) was studied in micellar systems of Kraton G-1701 (a
diblock copolymer containing polystyrene and hydrogenated polyisoprene blocks) with a …

Fluorescent block copolymer micelles that can self-report on their assembly and small molecule encapsulation

MP Robin, SAM Osborne, Z Pikramenou… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Block copolymer micelles have been prepared with a dithiomaleimide (DTM) fluorophore
located in either the core or shell. Poly (triethylene glycol acrylate)-b-poly (tert-butyl …

Comparison of critical micelle concentrations of gradient copolymer and block copolymer in homopolymer: Novel characterization by intrinsic fluorescence

CLH Wong, J Kim, CB Roth… - …, 2007 - scholars.northwestern.edu
An experimental comparison of the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of gradients and
styrene (S)-methyl methacrylate (MMA) block copolymer in blends with homopolymer was …

Nanoscale confinement and temperature effects on associative polymers in thin films: Fluorescence study of a telechelic, pyrene-labeled poly (dimethylsiloxane)

SD Kim, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
This study is the first to report on the tunability of associative polymer behavior via
confinement and to model the effect against experimental data. A telechelic, associative …