Multimeric dye structures

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S) Before the present invention is disclosed and described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the particular process steps and materials disclosed herein because such process steps and materials may vary somewhat.
It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only.
The terms are not intended to be limiting because the scope of the present invention is intended to be limited only by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
It must be noted that, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
Concentrations, amounts, molecular sizes, and other numerical data may be expressed or presented herein in a range format.
It is to be understood that such a range format is used for convenience and brevity, and thus, should be interpreted in a flexible manner to include not only the numerical values explicitly recited as the limits of the range, but also to include all the individual numerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that range as if each numerical value and sub-range is explicitly recited.
To illustrate, a concentration range of "about 0.
1 wt % to about 5 wt %" should be interpreted to include not only the explicitly recited concentration of about 0.
1 wt % to about 5 wt %, but also include individual concentrations and the sub-ranges within the indicated range.
Thus, included in this numerical range are individual concentrations such as 1 wt %, 2 wt %, 3 wt %, and 4 wt %, and sub-ranges such as from 0.
1 wt % to 1.
5 wt %, 1 wt % to 3 wt %, from 2 wt % to 4 wt %, from 3 wt % to 5 wt %, etc.
This same principle applies to ranges reciting only one numerical value.
For example, a range recited as "less than about 5 wt %" should be interpreted to include all values and sub-ranges between 0 wt % and 5 wt %.
Furthermore, such an interpretation should apply regardless of the breadth of the range or the characteristics being described