Issue 12, 2017

Thiophene-fused 1,10-phenanthroline toward a far-red emitting conjugated polymer and its polymer dots: synthesis, properties and subcellular imaging

Abstract

We synthesized and characterized a new kind of far-red emitter based on a conjugated block copolymer obtained from fluorene, 4,7-di(thiophen-2-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole and thiophene-fused 1,10-phenanthroline. Compact polymer dots (Pdots) that show intense fluorescence signals in the far-red and near-infrared regions were formed by nanoprecipitation. Their small particle size, high brightness, non-toxic feature, and ability to specifically target subcellular structures make them promising probes for biological imaging.

Graphical abstract: Thiophene-fused 1,10-phenanthroline toward a far-red emitting conjugated polymer and its polymer dots: synthesis, properties and subcellular imaging

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
22 Aug 2017
Accepted
26 Sep 2017
First published
10 Oct 2017

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2638-2642

Thiophene-fused 1,10-phenanthroline toward a far-red emitting conjugated polymer and its polymer dots: synthesis, properties and subcellular imaging

C. Yan, Z. Sun, H. Guo, C. Wu and Y. Chen, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 2638 DOI: 10.1039/C7QM00379J

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