Understanding Spectral Properties of Fluorescent Dyes in Aqueous and Micellar Environment

Abstract

Photophysical properties of fluorescent probe molecules in aqueous and in confined media have been the subjects of extensive investigation. Among the most widely studied of confined media is the environment of the reverse micelle. Reverse micelle can be used as a simple model system to understand dynamic properties of dye molecules. We will present electronic and hydrodynamic properties of fluorescent dyes in aqueous and confined environment using various steady state spectroscopic techniques.