Conjugated polyelectrolytes: Synthesis and application in biomolecule detection

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1468-1484

  Wang, Lingyun ^a   Li, Huihui ^a   Cao, Derong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated polyelectrolytes; Detection; Fluorescence; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862623254     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212800672600     Document Type: Review

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