Fluorescent nanoparticles from PEGylated polyfluorenes
journal contribution
posted on 2016-10-14, 15:43 authored by Jonathan M. Behrendt, Yun Wang, Helen WillcockHelen Willcock, Laura Wall, Mark C. McCairn, Rachel K. O'Reilly, Michael L. TurnerPolyfluorenes with both alkyl and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side-chains have been synthesised and processed into fluorescent nanoparticles via nanoprecipitation. The PEG/alkyl ratio is found to exert a significant influence over the size, polymer microstructure and optical properties of the resultant nanoparticles. This paves the way for a deeper understanding of how polymer structure can be manipulated to provide greater control over the nanoprecipitation process.
Funding
The authors acknowledge the Northwest Development Agency and University of Manchester Intellectual Property (UMIP) for funding.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Materials
Published in
Polymer ChemistryVolume
4Issue
5Pages
1333 - 1336Citation
BEHRENDT, J. ... et al., 2013. Fluorescent nanoparticles from PEGylated polyfluorenes. Polymer Chemistry, 4 (5), pp.1333-1336.Publisher
© Royal Society of ChemistryVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2013ISSN
1759-9954eISSN
1759-9962Publisher version
Language
- en
