Probing polymers with single fluorescent molecules

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1001-1011

  Tomczak, Nikodem ^a   Vallée, Renaud A L ^a,b   Van Dijk, Erik M H P ^a   García Parajó, Maria ^a   Kuipers, Laurens ^a   Van Hulst, Niek F ^a   Vancso, G Julius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fluorescence lifetime; Heterogeneous dynamics; Rotational diffusion; Single molecules

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CHROMOPHORES; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DYES; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS TRANSITION; LITHOGRAPHY; LOW TEMPERATURE PHENOMENA; MICROELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; PROBES; SILICA; SOL-GELS;

FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME; HETEROGENEOUS DYNAMICS; ROTATIONAL DIFFUSION; SINGLE MOLECULES;

GLASS;

EID: 1842832090     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.01.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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