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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Generic method of preparing multifunctional fluorescent nanoparticles using flash nanoPrecipitation
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 19, No. 5, Year 2009
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There is increased demand for nanoparticles with a high fluorescence yield that have the desired excitation wavelength, surface functionalization, and particle size to act as biological probes. Here, a simple, rapid, and robust method, Flash NanoPrecipitation (FNP), to produce such fluorescent nanoparticles is described. This process involves encapsulation of a hydrophobic fluorophore with an amphiphilic biocompatible diblock copolymer in a kinetically frozen state. FNP is used to produce nanoparticles ranging from 30 to 800 nm with fluorescence emission peaks ranging from, but not limited to, 370 nm to 720 nm. Such fluorescent nanoparticles remain stable in aqueous solutions, and, in contrast to soluble dyes, show no photobleaching. Fluorophores and drugs are incorporated into a single nanoparticle, allowing for simultaneous drug delivery and biological imaging. In addition, functionalization of nanoparticle surfaces with disease-specific ligands permits precise cell targeting. These features make FNP-produced fluorescent nanoparticles highly desirable for various biological applications. © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
Authors & Co-Authors
Theriault, Christian
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Soboyejo, Wolé O. Oluwole
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Prud'Homme, Robert K.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Statistics
Citations: 145
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/adfm.200801583
ISSN:
16163028
Research Areas
Environmental