INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE-TRANSFER FLUORESCENCE OF 1-PHENYL-4-[(4-CYANO-1-NAPHTHYL)METHYLENE]PIPERIDINE AS A MORPHOLOGY PROBE IN ALPHA,OMEGA-DIACETYLPOLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) MATRICES
Continuous and time-resolved fluorescence measurements of l-phenyl-4-[(4-cyano-1-naphthyl)-methylene]piperidine (Fluoroprobe) dissolved in alpha,omega-diacetylpoly(ethylene glycols) (PEGAC's) show that its fluorescence maximum is a sensitive probe of the microenvironment. Morphology changes of the PEGAC's concomitant with increasing molecular weight lead to the onset of fluorescence prior to full relaxation of the surrounding matrix sites.