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  • Title: Fabrication of chitosan nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission characteristics and their applications in long-term live cell imaging.
    Author: Li M, Hong Y, Wang Z, Chen S, Gao M, Kwok RT, Qin W, Lam JW, Zheng Q, Tang BZ.
    Journal: Macromol Rapid Commun; 2013 May 14; 34(9):767-71. PubMed ID: 23401040.
    Abstract:
    Chitosan with tetraphenylethene pendants (TPE-CS) are synthesized by reaction between amine and isothiocyanate groups of chitosan and tetraphenylethene (TPE), respectively. Nanoparticles of TPE-CS (TPE-CS NPs) are fabricated by ionic gelation method. The NPs are uniform in size, spherical in shape, monodispersed, and positive in surface charge. The suspension of TPE-CS NPs emits strong blue fluorescence under photoexcitation due to the aggregation-induced emission characteristics of the TPE moieties. The NPs can be internalized into cytoplasm through endocytosis pathway and retain inside the live cells to image the cells. Cytotoxicity assay reveals that TPE-CS NPs are cytocompatible and thus can be used for long-term live cell imaging.
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