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Fluorescent probes for stimuli-responsive polymers : to fluoresce, or not to fluoresce?

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Mabire, Anne B. (2017) Fluorescent probes for stimuli-responsive polymers : to fluoresce, or not to fluoresce? PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis explores the use of aminobromomaleimide and dithiomaleimide functionalities to probe their environment. These fluorescent functionalities were incorporated into responsive polymeric nanostructures allowing their behaviour to be read-out upon external stimuli.

Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction on nanoparticles formation and the polymerisation techniques used throughout the thesis. The properties of bromo- and thio-maleimides and their use in protein and polymer chemistry were also introduced.

Chapter 2 describes a morphology transition simultaneously with a fluorescence on-to-off switch as a result of the modification of the dithiomaleimide substituent.

Chapter 3 presents the synthesis of a library of aminomaleimides and explores their fluorescent properties.

In Chapter 4, the fluorescent properties of aminobromomaleimide were incorporated into CO2-responsive polymeric nanoparticles for a built-in read-out of the CO2-response.

Chapter 5 explores the possibility of using the fluorescent properties of aminobromomaleimide to read-out the behaviour of glutathione-responsive particles

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Fluorescent probes, Fluorescent polymers, Nanoparticles, Polymerization, Imides
Official Date: July 2017
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July 2017Submitted
Institution: University of Warwick
Theses Department: Department of Chemistry
Thesis Type: PhD
Publication Status: Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: O'Reilly, Rachel K.
Sponsors: British Petroleum Company
Format of File: pdf
Extent: xxix, 206 leaves : illustrations, charts
Language: eng

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