申请人:Wooley Karen L.
公开号:US20150346099A1
公开(公告)日:2015-12-03
Described herein are optical agents, including compositions, preparations and formulations, for monitoring the pH of a fluid. Optical agents described herein include photonic nanostructures and nanoassemblies including supramolecular structures, such as shell cross-linked micelles, that incorporate at least one linking group comprising one or more photoactive moieties that provide functionality as exogenous agents for a range of pH monitoring applications. Optical agents described herein comprise supramolecular structures having linking groups imparting useful optical and structural functionality. In an embodiment, for example, the presence of linking groups function to covalently cross link polymer components to provide a cross-linked shell stabilized supramolecular structure, and also impart useful optical functionality, for example by functioning as a fluorophore.
本文描述了光学试剂,包括用于监测流体pH的组成物、制剂和配方。这里描述的光学试剂包括光子纳米结构和纳米组装体,包括超分子结构,如壳交联胶囊,其包含至少一个含有一个或多个光活性基团的连接基团,作为外源试剂在各种pH监测应用中发挥功能。这里描述的光学试剂包括具有连接基团的超分子结构,赋予有用的光学和结构功能。例如,在一个实施例中,连接基团的存在可以通过共价交联聚合物组分来提供一个交联壳稳定的超分子结构,并且还可以赋予有用的光学功能,例如作为荧光团。