A perspective on polythiophenes as conformation dependent optical reporters for label-free bioanalytics

• Main Authors: Sinsinbar, Gaurav, Palaniappan, Alagappan, Yildiz, Umit Hakan, Liedberg, Bo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Polythiophenes; Conjugated Polyelectrolyte
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162411
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Poly(3-alkylthiophene) (PT)-based conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) constitute an important class of responsive polymers with excellent optical properties. The electrostatic interactions between PTs and target analytes trigger complexation and concomitant conformational changes of the PT backbones...