Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (11): 2177.

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Fluorescence Studies of the Conformational Behavior of Poly(vinyl-pyrrolydone) in Dilute Aqueous Solution

GAO Gai-Ling, FANG Yu, ZHU Xing-Hua, HU Dao-Dao, LIU Shou-Xin, CUI Ya-Li   

  1. School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
  • Received:2001-08-27 Online:2002-11-24 Published:2002-11-24

Abstract: Fluorescence anisotropy, fluorescence quenching and non-radiative energy transfer studies via the acenaphthylene(ACE) label and 8-anilino-naphthylene sulfornic acid(ANS) probe have demonstrated that poly(vinyl pyrrolydone)(PVP) adopts loose coiled conformation within a wide pH range. Unlike other water-soluble polymers, PVP tends to combine other polymers and/or small molecules with active hydrogen in their structures. This property may be employed to modify the conformational behavior of some water-soluble polymers with hydrophobic microstructures. The nature of the combination may be attributed to hydrogen bond formation, which makes it be easily adsorbed by metal oxide, including SiO2, Fe3O4 etc. Fluorescence studies have also indicated that the aqueous solution of PVP is stable at least within one week if the pH of the solution is greater than 7.

Key words: Poly(vinyl pyrrolydone), Conformation, Fluorescence anisotropy, Fluorescence quenching, Non-radiative energy transfer

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