University Court of the University of St. Andrews

Isis Innovation Limited

The University of Queensland

Oxford University Innovation Ltd

Paul Burn

Ifor David William Samuel

Shih-Chun Lo

Victor Christou

John Lupton

Jonathan N G Pillow

Paul Edward Shaw

Ifor David Samuel

Paul Meredith

Justin Lawrence

Jonathan Markham

Jonathan Peter James Markham

The present invention relates to an optical sensing element for detection of a narcotic, the optical sensing element comprising a fluorescent sensing compound provided on a substrate, wherein emission of the fluorescent sensing compound is quenched in the presence of the narcotic, and wherein the fluorescent sensing compound is non-polymeric and comprises an electron donor moiety, an electron acceptor moiety and a moiety that influences solubility of the compound in a solvent. Sensing devices incorporating the sensing element and methods of detecting narcotics are also described.

Detection method

A distributed feedback laser having a conjugated dendrimer as the active lasing component, and a method for patterning conjugated dendrimers.

Dendrimer laser

A sensing element for use in the detection of an analyte based on a luminescent response, the sensing element comprising a luminescent triaryl amine compound provided as a coating on a substrate.

Method for the detection of analytes via luminescence quenching

Light emitting devices are described which incorporate, as the light emitting element, a dendrimer of which the constituent dendrons include a conjugated dendritic structure comprising aryl and/or heteroaryl groups connected to each other via bonds between sphybridised ring atoms of said aryl or heteroaryl groups.

Aryl-aryl dendrimers

This invention relates to a hat emitting device which comprises at least one layer that contains an organometallic dendrimer having a core comprising a metal cation. The invention also relates to organometallic dendrimers and methods for producing the same.

Metal-containing dendrimers

This invention relates to a light emitting device which comprises at least one layer that contains an organometallic dendrimer having a core comprising a metal cation. The invention also relates to organometallic dendrimers and methods for producing the same.

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