Affiliation:
1. School of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur Kolkata India
Abstract
AbstractSmart fluorescent polymers are an interesting class of advanced materials that find widespread applications in diverse areas ranging from materials chemistry to biology. This review highlights the last 15 years' developments of end‐chain and side‐chain fluorescent polymer conjugates by employing various controlled polymerization techniques, with a major focus on “grafting to” or “grafting from” strategies. The fluorescent polymer conjugates that discussed in this review are limited to some conventional dye molecules such as perylene‐3,4,9,10,‐bis(dicarboximide), 1,8‐naphthalimide, tetraphenylethylene, azo dye, rhodamine, coumarin, fluorescein, pyrene, and a few other selected dyes. Attempts are also made to primarily describe the changes in optical properties of these conjugates in response to various external stimuli. Additionally, this review extensively discusses the formation of nanoassemblies of these fluorescent polymer conjugates, along with their various applications, majorly focusing on their role in bioimaging, drug delivery, and DNA binding.
Funder
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
Science and Engineering Research Board
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry