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Title: Compositions, methods, and systems comprising fluorous-soluble polymers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1223114

The present invention generally relates to compositions, methods, and systems comprising polymers that are fluorous-soluble and/or organize at interfaces between a fluorous phase and a non-fluorous phase. In some embodiments, emulsions or films are provided comprising a polymer. The polymers, emulsions, and films can be used in many applications, including for determining, treating, and/or imaging a condition and/or disease in a subject. The polymer may also be incorporated into various optoelectronic device such as photovoltaic cells, organic light-emitting diodes, organic field effect transistors, or the like. In some embodiments, the polymers comprise pi-conjugated backbones, and in some cases, are highly emissive.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001088
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Number(s):
9,156,938
Application Number:
13/213,647
OSTI ID:
1223114
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Aug 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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