Spacer Twisting Strategy to Realize Ultrabright Near-Infrared II Polymer Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Tumor Phototheranostics.
ACS Nano
; 2024 Oct 03.
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| ID: mdl-39360480
ABSTRACT
Conjugated polymers are becoming popular near-infrared II (NIR-II) phototheranostic agents (PTAs) due to their numerous advantages, such as high photostability, large molar extinction coefficients, and excellent photothermal properties. However, the strong π-π interactions between the chains of the conjugated polymers resulted in their generally low NIR-II emission quantum yields (QY). Therefore, the synthesis of conjugated polymers with high QY is an interesting but challenging task. Herein, we proposed a spacer twisting strategy to realize ultrabright NIR-II polymer nanoparticles for fluorescence imaging-guided tumor phototheranostics. Theoretical calculations indicated that the polymer PY-IT has the largest dihedral angle between the largely π-conjugated skeleton and the spacer, which can effectively inhibit intermolecular π-π stacking, resulting in an improved QY as high as 16.5% in nanoparticles. In addition, PY-IT NPs can effectively perform NIR-II imaging and photothermal treatment of tumors. The work presents some valuable guides for achieving ultrabright NIR-II polymeric PTAs with high QY.
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En
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ACS Nano
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2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
China
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United States