Water solvated polymeric dyes and polymeric tandem dyes are provided. The polymeric dyes include a water solvated light harvesting multichromophore having a conjugated segment of aryl or heteroaryl co-monomers linked via covalent bonds, vinylene groups or ethynylene groups. The polymeric tandem dyes further include a signaling chromophore covalently linked to the multichromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are labeled specific binding members that include the subject polymeric dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labeling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

Water solvated polymeric dyes having a deep ultraviolet excitation spectrum are provided. The subject polymeric dyes include a light harvesting multichromophore having conjugation-modifying repeat units incorporated into the polymer backbone to provide segments of π-conjugated co-monomers having limited π-conjugation between segments. Polymeric tandem dyes are also provided that further include a signaling chromophore covalently linked to the multichromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject water solvated polymeric dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

A fluorescent macromolecule comprising: a linear sequence-defined backbone; and a plurality of fluorophores attached to the backbone in a pre-determined order to form a fluorophore sequence, wherein the fluorophores in the fluorophore sequence are separated from one another by a distance permitting interaction between adjacent fluorophores such that the macromolecule emits fluorescence at a plurality of wavelengths when irradiated by light to form a fluorescence emission spectrum, and wherein the fluorescence emission spectrum has a profile that is determined by the fluorophore sequence.

The invention is directed to a conjugate having the general formula (I)

##STR00001## Wherein AR and MU are repeating units of a polymer MU is a polymer modifying unit or band gap modifying unit that is evenly or randomly distributed along the polymer main chain, G1 and G2 stand for hydrogen, halogen or an antigen recognizing moiety, with the provision that at least one of G1 or G2 is an antigen recognizing moiety, a is 10 to 100 mol %, b is 0 to 90 mol % c is 1 to 10 000; with the provisio that a+b=100 mol % characterized in that AR is connected in the polymer chain via the 2,2′ or 3,3′ or 5,5′ or 6,6′ or 7,7′ or 8,8′ positions according to general formula (II)

##STR00002## Wherein the remaining positions 2,2′; 3,3′; 4,4′; 5,5′; 6,6′; 7,7′ and 8,8′ are substituted with same or different residues selected from the group consisting of H, SO.sub.2CF.sub.3, SO.sub.2R.sub.a, CF.sub.3, CCl.sub.3, CN, SO.sub.3H, NO.sub.2, NR.sub.aR.sub.bR.sub.c.sup.+, CHO, CORa, CO.sub.2Ra, COCl, CONRaRb, F, Cl, Br, I, R.sub.a, OR.sub.a, SR.sub.a, OCOR.sub.a, NR.sub.aR.sub.b, NHCOR.sub.a, CCR.sub.a, aryl-, heteroaryl-, C.sub.6H.sub.4OR.sub.a or C.sub.6H.sub.4NRaRb, with Ra-c independently hydrogen, alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkinyl-, heteroalkyl-, aryl-, heteroaryl-, cycloalkyl-, alkylcycloalkyl-, heteroalkylcycloalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl-, aralkyl- or a heteroaralkyl residue or (CH.sub.2)x(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2)yO(CH.sub.2)zCH.sub.3, wherein x is an integer from 0 to 20; y is an integer from 0 to 50 and z is an integer from 0 to 20

The invention is directed to a conjugate having the general formula (I)

##STR00001## Wherein AR, MU and MU* are repeating units of a polymer and MU and MU* are polymer modifying units or band gap modifying units which are evenly or randomly distributed along the polymer main chain, G1 and G2 stand for hydrogen, halogen or an antigen recognizing moiety, with the provision that at least one of G1 or G2 is an antigen recognizing moiety, a is 10 to 100 mol %, b is 0 to 90 mol % c is 0.1 to 90 mol % d is 1 to 10 000; with the provisio that a+b+c=100 mol % characterized in that AR is connected in the polymer chain via the 2,2′ or 3,3′ or 4,4′ or 5,5′ or 6,6′ or 7,7′ or 8,8′ positions according to general formula (II)

##STR00002## Wherein the remaining positions 2,2′; 3,3′; 4,4′; 5,5′; 6,6′; 7,7′ and 8,8′ are substituted with same or different residues selected from the group consisting of H, SO.sub.2CF.sub.3, SO.sub.2R.sub.a, CF.sub.3, CCl.sub.3, CN, SO.sub.3H, NO.sub.2, NR.sub.aR.sub.bR.sub.c.sup.+, CHO, CORa, CO.sub.2Ra, COCl, CONRaRb, F, Cl, Br, I, R.sub.a, OR.sub.a, SR.sub.a, OCOR.sub.a, NR.sub.aR.sub.b, NHCOR.sub.a, CCR.sub.a, aryl-, heteroaryl-, C.sub.6H.sub.4OR.sub.a or C.sub.6H.sub.4NRaRb, with Ra-c independently hydrogen, alkyl-, alkenyl-, alkinyl-, heteroalkyl-, aryl-, heteroaryl-, cycloalkyl-, alkylcycloalkyl-, heteroalkylcycloalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl-, aralkyl- or a heteroaralkyl residue or (CH.sub.2).sub.x(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.yO(CH.sub.2).sub.zCH.sub.3, wherein x is an integer from 0 to 20; y is an integer from 0 to 50 and z is an integer from 0 to 20.

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.

Described are multifocal contact lenses that contain high energy visible (HEV) light absorbing compounds and their use for improving one or more vision attributes.

The present invention provides black particles that have high electrical insulation and that can achieve high blackness in the visible light region, as well as a black coating material, a coating film, and a black matrix for a color filter each containing the black particles. Provided are black particles containing a copolymer including a structural unit derived from a pyrrole compound and a structural unit derived from a quinone compound, the black particles having an aqueous dispersion number average particle size of 100 nm or less and a zeta potential of −5 mV or less.

Provided is a semiconductor nanoparticle-containing composition capable of forming a wavelength conversion layer that efficiently converts the wavelength of excitation light and exhibits sufficient luminescence intensity. An aspect of the semiconductor nanoparticle-containing composition of the present invention contains semiconductor nanoparticles (A) and a coloring matter (B) and further contains a polymerizable compound (C), in which the semiconductor nanoparticles (A) have a maximum emission wavelength in the range of 500 to 670 nm over a wavelength range of 300 to 780 nm, and the coloring matter (B) contains at least one selected from coloring matters (B1) to (B5) having specific structures.

There are provided a dispersion composition containing: (A) from 85 to 99.89% by weight of a dispersant (except for the following (B) and (C)); (B) from 0.01 to 5% by weight of an acetylene glycol and/or an acetylene glycol ethoxylate; and (C) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of one or two or more types selected from polyoxy (ethylene-propylene) block polymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,500 to 20,000, a content of ethylene oxide of from 20 to 90% by weight, and a content of propylene oxide of from 10 to 80% by weight: a dispersion and an ink composition using the same, and a method of producing the same.