Conformationally flexible cationic conjugated polymers
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsGuillermo C. Bazan, Bin Liu
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Abstract
Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving cationic conjugated conformationally flexible polymers are provided. A method for the synthesis of cationic water-soluble polymers with linkages along the polymer main chain structure which disrupt the ability of the polymers to form extended-rod structures is provided. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.
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A conformationally flexible cationic conjugated polymer comprising at least one angled linker having bonds to its two adjacent polymeric units which form an angle of less than about 155° with respect to one another and comprising multiple cationic groups in said polymer.
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