Recent advances in oligomers/polymers with unconventional chromophores
Nan Jiang, Dongxia Zhu, Zhongmin Su, Martin R. Bryce
Abstract
Unorthodox chromophores enjoy the advantages of better hydrophilicity, large structural diversity, low-cost and facile synthesis, high chain flexibility and good biocompatibility compared to conventional chromophores, leading to many applications.
Topics & Concepts
ChromophoreFlexibility (engineering)BiocompatibilityMaterials sciencePolymerNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialMathematicsStatisticsMetallurgyLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications