Water-soluble, fluorescent particles and compositions, kits, and methods of making and using such particles are disclosed. Processes for preparing fluorescent particles and for controlling the size, polydispersity and optical properties of such particles also are provided.

A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by a general formula (1) below, ##STR00001## where Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkyloxy group, or a cycloalkyloxy group, X, Y and Z are, on the condition that at least one of them is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or a group similar to the groups represented by R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 above.

A method of storing fluorescent dye-containing resin particles comprising adding the fluorescent dye-containing resin particles in a liquid comprising a buffer, a protein, and a surfactant, thereby obtaining a particle-containing liquid. The rate of change in the backscatter intensity (transmitted light) at the center of the height of the particle-containing liquid left to stand for 24 hours after the adding is not less than −1% based on the particle-containing liquid immediately after the adding.

The present invention generally relates to fluorescent marking compositions and their use to determine whether a surface has been cleaned. More particularly, the marking compositions comprise fluorescent polymers.

Disclosed is an aqueous fluorescent ink and a preparation method and use thereof. The aqueous fluorescent ink provided by the present disclosure includes 0.10%-0.14% of polystyrene micro-spheres, 0.010%-0.014% of fluorescent dyes, 0.4%-0.6% of surfactants, and the balance of water. The present disclosure uses polystyrene micro-spheres as a fluorescent dye carrier, which is colorless and transparent under ordinary daylight and completely invisible, and displays fluorescence only when irradiated by ultraviolet light and has high fluorescence intensity. The surfactant makes the polystyrene fluorescent micro-spheres uniformly dispersed in the fluorescent ink, and the stability of the fluorescent ink is improved. Water is used as a solvent, which has excellent safety and environmental friendliness. The accuracy of the printed patterns can reach 30 μm, which can help realize large-format ultra-high-precision patterned anti-counterfeiting encryption printing. Through precision printing, the two-dimensional code can be implemented with one code for one object, and has excellent anti-counterfeiting ability.

Light harvesting luminescent multichromophores that are configured upon excitation to transfer energy to, and amplify the emission from, an acceptor signaling chromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith are provided. Also provided are compositions for labelling a target. The labelling composition may include a donor light harvesting multichromophore and an acceptor signaling chromophore in energy-receiving proximity to the donor light harvesting multichromophore. Also provided is an aqueous composition for labelling a target, including: a donor light harvesting multichromophore; an acceptor signaling chromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith; and a sensor biomolecule. Methods for using the subject compositions are also provided.

Water-soluble, fluorescent particles and compositions, kits, and methods of making and using such particles are disclosed. Processes for preparing fluorescent particles and for controlling the size, polydispersity and optical properties of such particles also are provided.

A polymer containing an optionally substituted repeat unit of formula (I) wherein each R is the same or different and represents H or an electron withdrawing group, and each R.sup.1 is the same or different and represents a substituent. ##STR00001##

A particle comprising an inorganic matrix material; a first light-emitting material; and a second light-emitting material, wherein the first light-emitting material is a light-emitting polymer. The first and second light-emitting materials may have opposing ionic charges. The first light-emitting material may transfer excitation energy to the second light-emitting material. A biomolecule binding group may be bound to the particle.

A light emitting device with excellent light emission efficiency is provided. The light emitting device has an anode, a cathode, a first layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a second layer disposed between the anode and the first layer. The second layer is a layer containing a crosslinked product of a compound having a crosslinkable group selected from Group A, and at least one of the first layer and the second layers contains a compound represented by the formula (T-1). The compound having a crosslinkable group is a polymer compound having a crosslinkable group selected from Group A:

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