Fluorescent optical chemical sensors poly

With the objective of preparing fiber optic chemical sensors for pH measiu ements, Millar et al. have recently synthesized a polythiophene poly(27) derivatized by a pH-sensitive fluorescein unit [343]. As expected, the fluorescence properties of the polymer... 

In summary, it is possible to take advantage of the optical amplification of water-soluble poly(fluorene)s to design chemical and biological sensors. These assays do not require sophisticated instrumentation and should be applicable to many standard fluorescent assays. Although a great deal of progress... 

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