Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Disclosed herein are novel coumarin-based reagents, e.g. linkers, and conjugates including one or more of the disclosed coumarin-based reagents. In some embodiments, the presence of a coumarin moiety within the coumarin-based reagents enables detection of labels which are typically difficult to detect, e.g. certain haptens.

The disclosure provides for provides for water-soluble near-infra red (NIR) emissive compounds, processes of making the compounds thereof, and use of the compounds therein.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

Water soluble light harvesting multichromophores having pendant chromophore groups are provided. The light harvesting multichromophore has a polymeric backbone including non-conjugated repeat units and a plurality of pendant donor chromophore groups linked to a non-conjugated repeat unit of the polymeric backbone. A pendant chromophore group can be a BODIPY group substituted with one or more water soluble groups. Polymeric tandem dyes based on the subject multichromophores are provided that further include an acceptor fluorophore linked to a non-conjugated repeat unit of the polymeric backbone and configured in energy-receiving proximity to a pendant donor chromophore group. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject polymeric tandem dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric tandem dyes find use are provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

Water soluble light harvesting multichromophores having pendant chromophore groups are provided. The light harvesting multichromophore has a polymeric backbone including non-conjugated repeat units and a plurality of pendant donor chromophore groups linked to a non-conjugated repeat unit of the polymeric backbone. A pendant chromophore group can be a BODIPY group substituted with one or more water soluble groups. Polymeric tandem dyes based on the subject multichromophores are provided that further include an acceptor fluorophore linked to a non-conjugated repeat unit of the polymeric backbone and configured in energy-receiving proximity to a pendant donor chromophore group. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject polymeric tandem dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric tandem dyes find use are provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing detectable compounds and methods of use thereof.

The present invention relates to particles of naphthalocyanine and phthalocyanine chromophores of formula (I) having a number average particle size in the range of from 10 nm to 80 nm with standard deviation being less than 40 nm, their use as almost colourless IR absorbers, for optical filter applications, especially for plasma display panels, or for laser welding of plastics. The compounds may be used in compositions for inks, paints and plastics, especially in a wide variety of printing systems and are particularly well-suited for security applications.

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Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.