title: Solvent-dependent aggregation of a water-soluble poly(fluorene) controls energy transfer to chromophore-labeled DNA.
abstract: The solvent-dependent aggregation properties of a water-soluble cationic poly(fluorene) were studied and used to control fluorescence resonance energy transfer to Texas Red-labeled DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Chemistry, Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guillermo C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bazan
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011522:Protons; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005449:Fluorenes; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005663:Furans; D011522:Protons; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C506113:poly(9,9-bis(6'-N,N,N-trimethylammonium-hexyl)fluorene diiodide); D014867:Water; D004247:DNA