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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Fluorescent PCDTBT Nanoparticles with Tunable Size for Versatile Bioimaging.

Srujan Cheruku, Lien D'Olieslaeger, Nick Smisdom, Joeri Smits, Dirk Vanderzande, Wouter Maes, Marcel Ameloot, Anitha Ethirajan

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Srujan CherukuNanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces group (NSI), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8812-4240
Lien D'OlieslaegerNanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces group (NSI), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Nick SmisdomBiomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Joeri SmitsNanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces group (NSI), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Dirk VanderzandeDesign & Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors (DSOS), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Wouter MaesDesign & Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors (DSOS), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7883-3393
Marcel AmelootBiomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0888-2488
Anitha EthirajanNanobiophysics and Soft Matter Interfaces group (NSI), Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), UHasselt-Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. anitha.ethirajan@uhasselt.be.ORCID 0000-0002-2264-2536

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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bio-imagingconjugated polymer nanoparticlesmini-emulsionraster image correlation spectroscopy

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PMID31390806
PMCPMC6695891

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