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Optical Reporting by Conjugated Polymers via Conformational Changes

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Advanced Fluorescence Reporters in Chemistry and Biology II

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Conjugated polymers have many unique photophysical properties that make them useful for a variety of applications within the fields of chemistry, molecular biology, and medicine, specifically their ability to produce a conformation-dependant spectral signature reflective of changes in their local environment. This physical property makes conjugated polymers an indispensible tool in the toolbox of fluorescent reporters, and within this chapter, their utilization as molecular probes for studying protein structure and conformation is emphasized.

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    Rozalyn A. Simon & K. Peter R. Nilsson

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Simon, R.A., Nilsson, K.P.R. (2010). Optical Reporting by Conjugated Polymers via Conformational Changes. In: Demchenko, A. (eds) Advanced Fluorescence Reporters in Chemistry and Biology II. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04701-5_13

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