Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 (USA).
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Dec 2;52(49):13002-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307346. Epub 2013 Oct 31.
Embedded in a polymer: A hydrophobic organic molecule that fluoresces in the near-infrared II (NIR-II) region was made water-soluble and biocompatible by its embedment in a polymer nanoparticle, which was then coated with hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) chains. The resulting nanoparticles exhibit bright fluorescence in the NIR-II window and high photostability in aqueous media and were used for in vivo imaging in mice.
通过将疏水性有机分子嵌入聚合物纳米颗粒中,使其水溶性和生物相容性得到改善,该纳米颗粒随后用亲水性聚乙二醇链进行涂层。所得纳米颗粒在近红外二区(NIR-II)窗口显示出明亮的荧光,在水介质中具有高的光稳定性,并用于小鼠体内成像。