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Title: Multicolor Luminescence from Conjugates of Genetically Encoded Elastin-like Polymers and Terpyridine-Lanthanides

Journal Article · · Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Institute for Materials Science
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Functional hybrid materials with optically active metal-ligand moieties embedded within a polymer matrix have a great potential in (bio)materials science, including applications in light-emitting diode devices. Here, we report a simple strategy to incorporate terpyridine derivatives into the side chains of elastin-like polymers (ELPs). The further binding of trivalent lanthanide ions with the terpyridine ligands generated an array of photoluminescence ranging from the visible to the near-infrared regions. Lastly, as thin films, these ELP-based optical materials also exhibited distinct morphologies that depend upon the temperature of the aqueous solutions from which the hybrid polymers were spin coated or drop cast.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1254844
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-21799
Journal Information:
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 216, Issue 18; ISSN 1022-1352
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Luminescent lanthanide (Eu( iii )) cross-linked supramolecular metallo co-polymeric hydrogels: the effect of ligand symmetry journal January 2019
Recent advances in the development of luminescent lanthanide-based supramolecular polymers and soft materials journal January 2018

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Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
biomaterials
conjugation
elastin
genetically encoded polymers
lanthanides
luminescence
polypeptides
terpyridine