Fluorescence Studies of Polymer Containing Systems

This volume describes the application of fluorescence spectroscopy in polymer research. The first chapters outline the basic principles of the conformational and dynamic behavior of polymers and review the problems of polymer self-assembly. Subsequent chaptersintroduce the theoretical principles of advanced fluorescence methods and typical examples of their application in polymer science. The book closes withseveral reviews of various fluorescence applications for studying specific aspects of polymer-solution behavior. It is a useful resource for polymer scientists and experts in fluorescence spectroscopy alike, facilitating their communication and cooperation.

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Conformational and dynamic behavior of polymers in solutions.- Self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers in selective solvents.- Electrostatically driven assembly of polyelectrolytes.- Theoretical principles of fluorescence spectroscopy.- Historical perspective of advances in fluorescence research on polymer systems.- Fluorescence studies of self- and co-assembling polymer systems.- Pyrene-labeled water-soluble macromolecules as fluorescent mimics of associative.- Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy studies of polymer systems.