Polymer-encapsulated organic nanoparticles for fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging

Polymer encapsulated organic nanoparticles have recently attracted increasing attention in the biomedical field because of their unique optical properties, easy fabrication and outstanding performance as imaging and therapeutic agents. Of particular importance is the polymer encapsulated nanoparticles containing conjugated polymers (CP) or fluorogens with aggregation induced emission (AIE) characteristics as the core, which have shown significant advantages in terms of tunable brightness, superb photo- and physical stability, good biocompatibility, potential biodegradability and facile surface functionalization. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in the development of polymer encapsulated CP and…

• NR
  National Research Foundation

  Award: R279-000-390-281
• NU
  National University of Singapore
• NR
  National Research Foundation Singapore

  Award: R279-000-390-281
• MO
  Ministry of Defense
• IO
  Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

  Awards: IMRE/13-8P1104, IMRE/12-8P1103
• DO
  Division of Materials Research