Optical enhancements in electrospun DNA nanofibers

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Yogesh Ner, yogesh.ner@uconn.edu, Department of Chemistry and the Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, 97 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, James G. Grote, james.grote@wpafb.af.mil, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/MLPS), Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/MLPS, Building 651, 3005 P Street, Suite 6, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7707, Jeffrey A. Stuart, jeffrey.stuart@uconn.edu, Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanobioelectronics, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, NY 06269, and Gregory A. Sotzing, sotzing@mail.ims.uconn.edu, Department of Chemistry and the Polymer Science Program, University of Connecticut, 97 N. Eagleville Rd (U-136), Storrs, CT 06269.
Herein we communicate our progress on electrospinning of biomaterials such as DNA from environmentally benign solvents and the incorporation of groove binding fluorescent dye. In comparison with polymethylmethacrylate films and fibers and with DNA films, DNA fibers containing a hemicyanine groove binding dye showed enhanced fluorescence. Potential use of these biomaterials for optoelectronic devices and optical sensors will be discussed.
 

General Papers
2:00 PM-4:20 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Grand Salon 4, Oral

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008