Energy Transfer in Spherical Geometry Application to Micelles
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A model for long-range dipole-dipole energy transfer in spherical geometry is presented which, from steady-state or time-resolved fluorescence measurements, enables the determination of the relative positions of donor and acceptor inside the sphere. Its application to micelles (sodium dodecyl sulphate, SDS, and Triton X-100) did not lead to a quantitative determination of the position of the probes [n-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acids, n-AS, ( n = 2, 3, 6, 9, 12) and functional rhodamine and cyanine dyes], and this fact is attributed to probe-induced perturbations on the micellar structure. The results obtained lead to the following conclusions: (i) functional probes in micelles have specific radial positions and (ii) the perturbed region is a preferential solubilization site for a second probe.
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