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Because of the intractabiHty of poly(vinyHdene chloride), these studies have used copolymers containing various comonomers however, the results are beheved to be indicative of the interactions with vinyHdene chloride units and not primarily those of the comonomer. 

The solubility parameter of poly(ethylene terephthalate) is about 21.8 MPa but because it is a highly crystalline material only proton donors that are capable of interaction with the ester groups are effective. A mixture of phenol and tetrachloroethane is often used when measuring molecular weights, which are about 20 000 in the case of commercial polymers. 

In the following sections, results from various photoelectron spectroscopy studies of poly(p-pheny enevinylenc), polythiophene, and polyaniline, and their interaction with different metals will be discussed. The intention is not to cover the whole existing literature, but still give a relatively extensive overview, and, where appropriate, give references for further reading. 

For the anionic models, the detailed studies on their interactions with poly-and mononucleotides have not yet been carried out. However, we may say that the interactions of bases between the models and polynucleotides would be faint because of the strong electrostatic repulsive forces between the macroanions. 

Equation (40) relates the lifetime of potential-dependent PMC transients to stationary PMC signals and thus interfacial rate constants [compare (18)]. In order to verify such a correlation and see whether the interfacial recombination rates can be controlled in the accumulation region via the applied electrode potentials, experiments with silicon/polymer junctions were performed.38 The selected polymer, poly(epichlorhydrine-co-ethylenoxide-co-allyl-glycylether, or technically (Hydrine-T), to which lithium perchlorate or potassium iodide were added as salt, should not chemically interact with silicon, but can provide a solid electrolyte contact able to polarize the silicon/electrode interface. 

Hi) Poly amines. In many respects the role of poly amines in plant functioning is still mysterious after many years work. They are almost certainly involved in the control of growth and development through their interactions with nucleic acids and membranes (Smith, 1985). There is increasing circumstantial evidence for their involvement, especially of putrescine, in plant responses to a wide range of stresses including pH, Mg deficiency, osmotic shock, cold, SO2 pollution, and cadmium and ammonium toxicity (Smith, 1985). It remains to be determined, however, how, and indeed whether, putrescine accumulation in response to these diverse stresses is beneficial. 

Biochemical and genetic experiments in yeast have revealed that the b poly(A) tail and its binding protein, Pablp, are required for efficient initiation of protein synthesis. Further studies showed that the poly(A) tail stimulates recruitment of the 40S ribosomal subunit to the mRNA through a complex set of interactions. Pablp, bound to the poly(A) tail, interacts with eIF-4G, which in turn binds to eIF-4E that is bound to the cap structure. It is possible that a circular structure is formed and that this helps direct the 40S ribosomal subunit to the b end of the mRNA. This helps explain how the cap and poly(A) tail structures have a synergistic effect on protein synthesis. It appears that a similar mechanism is at work in mammalian cells. 

It has been demonstrated that dendrimers can be used also as fluorescent sensors for metal ions. Poly(propylene amine) dendrimers functionalized with dansyl units at the periphery like 34 can coordinate metal ions by the aliphatic amine units contained in the interior of the dendrimer [80]. The advantage of a dendrimer for this kind of application is related to the fact that a single analyte can interact with a great number of fluorescent units, which results in signal amplification. For example, when a Co ion enters dendrimer 34, the fluorescence of all the 32 dansyl units is quenched with a 32-fold increase in sensitivity with respect to a normal dansyl sensor. This concept is illustrated in Fig. 3. 

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