Single-molecule force spectroscopy with photoluminescent semiconducting polymers: Harnessing entropy
arXiv:1802.03182 · doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2018.01.014
Abstract
We discuss implications of a recent experimental breakthrough which uses a fluorescence-doped flexible semiconducting polymer to construct a single-molecule sensor which can detect ultra-weak forces in the molecular environment, with a grey scale down to 300 femtonewtons.