Self-quenching
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Hi
all,
I'm having
difficulty finding information on the mechanisms behind fluorescence
self-quenching. Why when packed together, molecules stop emitting light
?
Do they relax via
collisional or heat transfer, but why this change ? Any info will be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks in
advance,
M
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Marc Thibault,
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
NSERC/Biosynthech Chair in Hybrid
Biomaterials
for Innovative Regenerative Technologies
Department of
Chemical Engineering
Ecole Polytechnique
Montreal, Qc, Canada
514 340
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