On the versatility of fluorescence techniques in polymer research

Abstract

Examples are given for the application of fluorescence to the study of the following polymer problems: (a) the excluded volume effect as reflected in the kinetics of interpolymer reactions; (b) evidence for the micro-heterogeneity of polymer solutions; (c) kinetics of conformational transitions of polymer chain backbones. (d) Interpenetration of polymer chains; (e) the structure and molecular association of polymers in water solution; (f) ionomer behavior; (g) the `antenna effect.'