
Förster resonance energy transfer in fluorophore labeled poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)s
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- Ronald Merckx (UGent) , Thomas Swift, Ryan Rees, Joachim F. R. Van Guyse, Ella Schoolaert (UGent) , Karen De Clerck (UGent) , Heidi Ottevaere (UGent) , Hugo Thienpont (UGent) , Valentin-Victor Jerca (UGent) and Richard Hoogenboom (UGent)
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- Dye-functionalized polymers have been extensively studied to understand polymer chain dynamics, intra or inter-molecular association and conformational changes as well as in practical applications such as signal amplification in diagnostic tests and light-harvesting antennas. In this work, the Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) of dye-functionalized poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx) was studied to evaluate the effect of dye positioning and polymer chain length on the FRET efficiency. Therefore, both alpha (initiating terminus)- or omega (terminal chain end)-fluorophore single labeled and dual alpha,omega-fluorescent dye labeled PEtOx were prepared via cationic ring opening polymerization (CROP) using 1-(bromomethyl)pyrene as the initiator and/or 1-pyrenebutyric acid or coumarin 343 as the terminating agent, yielding well-defined PEtOx with high labeling efficiency (over 91%). Fluorescence studies revealed that intramolecular FRET is most efficient for heterotelechelic PEtOx containing both pyrene and coumarin 343 fluorophores as chain ends, as expected. A strong dependence of the energy transfer on the chain length was found for these dual labeled polymers. The polymers were tested in both dilute organic (chloroform) and aqueous media revealing a higher FRET efficiency in water due to the enhanced emissive properties of pyrene. The application of dual labeled polymers as fluorescent probes for temperature sensing was demonstrated based on the lower critical solution temperature behavior of the PEtOx. Furthermore, these polymers could be successfully processed into fibers and thin films. Importantly, the fluorescence properties were retained in the solid state without decreasing the FRET efficiency, thus opening future possibilities for application of these materials in solar cells and/or sensors.
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- Materials Chemistry, General Chemistry, LIGHT-HARVESTING POLYMERS, FLUORESCENCE, POLYMERIZATION, DYNAMICS, MICELLES, HYBRIDS, CHAINS, POLY(2-OXAZOLINE)S, TEMPERATURE, STRATEGIES
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8680287
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- Merckx, Ronald, et al. “Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Fluorophore Labeled Poly(2-Ethyl-2-Oxazoline)s.” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, vol. 8, no. 40, 2020, pp. 14125–37, doi:10.1039/d0tc02830d.
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- Merckx, R., Swift, T., Rees, R., Van Guyse, J. F. R., Schoolaert, E., De Clerck, K., … Hoogenboom, R. (2020). Förster resonance energy transfer in fluorophore labeled poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)s. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 8(40), 14125–14137. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0tc02830d
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- Merckx, Ronald, Thomas Swift, Ryan Rees, Joachim F. R. Van Guyse, Ella Schoolaert, Karen De Clerck, Heidi Ottevaere, Hugo Thienpont, Valentin-Victor Jerca, and Richard Hoogenboom. 2020. “Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Fluorophore Labeled Poly(2-Ethyl-2-Oxazoline)s.” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C 8 (40): 14125–37. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0tc02830d.
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- Merckx, Ronald, Thomas Swift, Ryan Rees, Joachim F. R. Van Guyse, Ella Schoolaert, Karen De Clerck, Heidi Ottevaere, Hugo Thienpont, Valentin-Victor Jerca, and Richard Hoogenboom. 2020. “Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Fluorophore Labeled Poly(2-Ethyl-2-Oxazoline)s.” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C 8 (40): 14125–14137. doi:10.1039/d0tc02830d.
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- 1.Merckx R, Swift T, Rees R, Van Guyse JFR, Schoolaert E, De Clerck K, et al. Förster resonance energy transfer in fluorophore labeled poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)s. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C. 2020;8(40):14125–37.
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- [1]R. Merckx et al., “Förster resonance energy transfer in fluorophore labeled poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)s,” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, vol. 8, no. 40, pp. 14125–14137, 2020.
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