Nanostructures of diblock copolymer micelles for controlled fluorescence resonance energy transfer

Abstract

Since fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between fluorophores strongly depends on the distance between and position of donors and acceptors at the nanometer scale, the accurate organization of multiple fluorophores in a specific arrangement plays a critical role in controlling their energy-transferring processes. Herein, we highlight our recent development on the utilization of nanostructures of diblock copolymer micelles for nanoscale arrangement of multiple fluorophores including quantum dots (QDs) to adjust FRET for tuning emissions from a single emitting layer.