title: pH-sensitive unimolecular fluorescent polymeric micelles: from volume phase transition to optical response.
abstract: Unimolecular fluorescent micelles of star polyelectrolytes with a perylenediimide core are very sensitive to changes in pH values. The pH-responsive behavior relies on the ionization or deionization of the star polyelectrolytes, which causes a reversible volume phase transition and optical response.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China. yinmz@mail.buct.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shusen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
authors.forename: Wantai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Meizhen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D044367:Phase Transition; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007094:Imides; D008823:Micelles; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; C521332:perylenediimide; C006903:carbopol 940; D010569:Perylene