Highly luminescent, fluorinated semiconducting polymer dots for cellular imaging and analysis.
A highly fluorescent fluorinated semiconducting polymer dot (Pdot) with a quantum yield of up to 49% was developed. The fluorinated Pdot was eight times brighter in cell-labeling applications than its non-fluorinated counterpart, and was rod shaped rather than spherical.
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Yong
Y
Zhang
Jiangbo
J
Yu
Maria Elena
ME
Gallina
Wei
W
Sun
Yu
Y
Rong
Daniel T
DT
Chiu
D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors
D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D011108:Polymers