Issue 26, 2012

Generation of functionalized and robust semiconducting polymer dots with polyelectrolytes

Abstract

We describe a facile method to functionalize semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) with polyelectrolytes. The polyelectrolyte coating dramatically improves the colloidal stability of the Pdots in solutions which are either of high ionic strength or contain bivalent metal ions: this feature allows Pdots to be used under physiologically relevant environments without losing their functionality. We conjugated the polyelectrolyte-coated Pdots with streptavidin to demonstrate their application in specific cell labeling.

Graphical abstract: Generation of functionalized and robust semiconducting polymer dots with polyelectrolytes

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Dec 2011
Accepted
03 Feb 2012
First published
03 Feb 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 3161-3163

Generation of functionalized and robust semiconducting polymer dots with polyelectrolytes

Y. Jin, F. Ye, C. Wu, Y. Chan and D. T. Chiu, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3161 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17703J

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