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Polymersomes and Wormlike Micelles Made Fluorescent by Direct Modifications of Block Copolymer Amphiphiles
Joint Authors
Tian, Aiwei
Harada, Takamasa
Discher, Dennis E.
Christian, David A.
Rajagopal, Karthikan
Source
International Journal of Polymer Science
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wormlike micelles and vesicles prepared from diblock copolymers are attracting great interest for a number of technological applications.
Although transmission electron microscopy has remained as the method of choice for assessing the morphologies, fluorescence microscopy has a number of advantages.
We show here that when commercially available fluorophores are covalently attached to diblock copolymers, a number of their physicochemical characteristics can be investigated.
This method becomes particularly useful for visualizing phase separation within polymer assemblies and assessing the dynamics of wormlike micelles in real time.
Near-IR fluorophores can be covalently conjugated to polymers and this opens the possibility for deep-tissue fluorescence imaging of polymer assemblies in drug delivery applications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rajagopal, Karthikan& Christian, David A.& Harada, Takamasa& Tian, Aiwei& Discher, Dennis E.. 2010. Polymersomes and Wormlike Micelles Made Fluorescent by Direct Modifications of Block Copolymer Amphiphiles. International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rajagopal, Karthikan…[et al.]. Polymersomes and Wormlike Micelles Made Fluorescent by Direct Modifications of Block Copolymer Amphiphiles. International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rajagopal, Karthikan& Christian, David A.& Harada, Takamasa& Tian, Aiwei& Discher, Dennis E.. Polymersomes and Wormlike Micelles Made Fluorescent by Direct Modifications of Block Copolymer Amphiphiles. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467392
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467392