title: Non-coordinating anions assemble cyanine amphiphiles into ultra-small fluorescent nanoparticles.
abstract: A non-coordinating anion, fluorinated tetraphenylborate, assembles specially designed cationic cyanine amphiphiles into 7-8 nm fluorescent nanoparticles that are >40-fold brighter than a single cyanine dye. This kind of anion, combining hydrophobic and electrostatic forces in aqueous media, constitutes promising building blocks in the self-assembly of functional nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, France. andrey.klymchenko@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Ievgen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shulov
authors.forename: Youri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arntz
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mély
authors.forename: Vasyl G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Pivovarenko
authors.forename: Andrey S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Klymchenko