A fluorescent thermometer operating in aggregation-induced emission mechanism: probing thermal transitions of PNIPAM in water.
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) was labelled using a fluorogen with an aggregation-induced emission feature by direct polymerization; the label served as a fluorogenic probe that reveals fine details in the thermal transitions in the aqueous solution of the polymer; the working mode was readily tuned between non-monotonic and monotonic by changing the labelling degree of the polymer.
Tang
Li
L
Institute of Biomedical Macromolecules, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jin
Jia Ke
JK
Qin
Anjun
A
Zhang Yuan
Wang
W
Mao
Yu
Y
Mei
Ju
J
Zhi Sun
Jing
J
Zhong Tang
Ben
B
D000178:Acrylamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D000180:Acrylic Resins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013696:Temperature; D013821:Thermometers; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D000178:Acrylamides; D000180:Acrylic Resins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water; C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide