title: Chemically stable films for combinatorial fluorosensor arrays.
abstract: Sensor arrays are useful for many purposes. Our interests include quasi-distributed intrinsic fiber optic arrays, those distributed along the length of an optical fiber. We have demonstrated an optical time-of-flight approach to distinguishing the fluorescence output of such arrays, as well as a synthesis of combinatorial libraries that takes advantage of a support of linear morphology to make numerous compounds in a simple manner without information loss in the synthesis. To unite these research areas, we needed an optical fiber cladding material that meets demanding synthetic and optical requirements. We have chosen the Meldal SPOCC polymer support as the best candidate for such a material and report here our initial results with this material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benko
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Nadejda T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kaltcheva
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geissinger
authors.forename: Alan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Schwabacher
mesh_terms: D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005461:Fluorine; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010880:Piperidines; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D011108:Polymers; D005461:Fluorine; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols