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Title: | Fluorescent PCDTBT Nanoparticles with Tunable Size for Versatile Bioimaging | Authors: | CHERUKU, Srujan D'OLIESLAEGER, Lien SMISDOM, Nick Smits, Joeri VANDERZANDE, Dirk MAES, Wouter AMELOOT, Marcel ETHIRAJAN, Anitha |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Source: | Materials, 12(15) (Art N° 2497) | Abstract: | Conjugated polymer nanoparticles exhibit very interesting properties for use as bio-imaging agents. In this paper, we report the synthesis of PCDTBT (poly([9-(1’-octylnonyl)- 9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl]-2,5-thiophenediyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-4,7-diyl-2,5-thiophene-diyl)) nanoparticles of varying sizes using the mini-emulsion and emulsion/solvent evaporation approach. The effect of the size of the particles on the optical properties is investigated using UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy. It is shown that PCDTBT nanoparticles have a fluorescence emission maximum around 710 nm, within the biological near-infrared “optical window”. The photoluminescence quantum yield shows a characteristic trend as a function of size. The particles are not cytotoxic and are taken up successfully by human lung cancer carcinoma A549 cells. Irrespective of the size, all particles show excellent fluorescent brightness for bioimaging. The fidelity of the particles as fluorescent probes to study particle dynamics in situ is shown as a proof of concept by performing raster image correlation spectroscopy. Combined, these results show that PCDTBT is an excellent candidate to serve as a fluorescent probe for near-infrared bio-imaging. | Keywords: | conjugated polymer nanoparticles; mini-emulsion; bio-imaging; raster image correlation spectroscopy | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/29913 | e-ISSN: | 1996-1944 | DOI: | 10.3390/ma12152497 | ISI #: | 000482576900158 | Rights: | 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2020 |
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