title: Biocompatible post-polymerization functionalization of a water soluble poly(p-phenylene ethynylene).
abstract: A biocompatible post-polymerization functionalization reaction takes advantage of a polymer's structural motif for the controllable attachment of biotin as a model biosensor that responds to streptavidin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: VanVeller
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Swager
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D001710:Biotin / Q000737:chemistry; D004735:Energy Transfer; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D019809:Streptavidin / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; C473966:poly(phenylene ethynylene); D014867:Water; D001710:Biotin; D019809:Streptavidin