Springer series on fluorescence, methods and applications,1617-1306 ;16
Series: Springer series on fluorescence ;16
Includes index
Preface; Contents; Conformational and Dynamic Behavior of Polymer and Polyelectrolyte Chains in Dilute Solutions; 1 Neutral Chains; 2 Comments on the Differences Between Dilute and Concentrated Solutions; 3 Polyelectrolyte Chains; 4 Comments on Computer Studies of Polymer Conformations and Dynamics; 5 The Persistence Length; References; Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Selective Solvents; 1 Introduction; 2 Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Micelles; 2.1 General Features; 2.2 Micelle Preparation; 2.3 Micellar Morphology; 2.3.1 Spherical Micelles; 2.3.2 Cylindrical Micelles 2.3.3 Polymersomes2.3.4 Other Morphologies; 2.4 Micelle Characterisation: Experimental Techniques; 2.4.1 Microscopy Techniques; 2.4.2 Scattering Techniques; 2.4.3 Spectroscopic Techniques; 2.4.4 Other Techniques; 2.5 Theoretical Aspects of Micellisation; 3 Representative Amphiphilic Block Copolymer-Selective Solvent Systems; 3.1 Amphiphilic Copolymers in Organic Solvents; 3.2 Amphiphilic Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solutions; 3.2.1 Nonionic Amphiphilic Block Copolymers; 3.2.2 Ionic Amphiphilic Block Copolymers; 4 Potential Applications and Conclusions; References Electrostatically Driven Assembly of Polyelectrolytes1 Electrostatically Driven Self- and Co-assembly; 1.1 Nomenclature; 2 Fundamentals of Electrostatically Driven Assembly; 2.1 Thermodynamics; 2.2 Stoichiometry; 2.3 Composition; 2.4 Morphology; 2.5 Stability; 2.6 Exchange Dynamics and Formation/Dissolution Kinetics; 3 Applications of Electrostatically Driven Assembly; 3.1 Responsive Materials; 3.2 Multicompartment Micelles; References; Theoretical Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy; 1 Introduction; 2 The Jablonski Diagram and Characteristics of Time-Dependent Fluorescence 3 Fluorescence Quenching4 Resonance Energy Transfer; 5 The Solvent Relaxation Method; 6 Solvent Relaxation in Heterogeneous Systems; 7 Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy; 8 Models of Rotational Diffusion )RD( and Their Advanced Variants; 9 Fluorescence Anisotropy in a System of Flexible Fluorescent Molecules; 10 Rigid Molecules in Anisotropic Medium; 11 Excimers and Exciplexes; 12 The Effect of Ground-State Aggregation on Fluorescence Spectra; Appendix: Simple Quantum Mechanics Explanation of Nondegenerate Transitions Between Energy Levels in ????J???? and ????H???? Dimers; References Historical Perspective of Advances in Fluorescence Research on Polymer Systems1 Introduction; 2 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Studies of Polymer Systems; 3 Excimer Studies of Polymer Miscibility; 4 Fluorescence Depolarization Studies of the Dynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions; 5 Dynamics of Concentrated Solutions and Polymer Melts; 6 Fluorescence Depolarization Studies of Chain Conformations in Dilute Solutions; 7 Comments on Self-Assembly Studies; 8 Comments of Fluorescence Studies of pi-Conjugated Polymers; References 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