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Fluorescent polymer cubosomes and hexosomes with aggregation-induced emission

Hui Chen, Yujiao Fan, Nian Zhang, Sylvain Trépout, Ptissam Bergam, Annie Brûlet, Ben Zhong Tang, Min‐Hui Li

2021Chemical Science45 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

< 9% in dioxane/water and THF/water systems. Their ordered internal structures were studied by electron microscopy (cryo-EM, SEM and TEM) and the X-ray scattering technique (SAXS). To elucidate the formation mechanisms of these inverted colloids, other parameters influencing the morphologies, like the water content during self-assembly and the organic solvent composition, were also investigated. This study not only inspires people to design novel building blocks for the preparation of functional cubosomes and hexosomes, but also presents the first AIE fluorescent polymer cubosome and hexosome with potential applications in bio-related fields.

Topics & Concepts

Aggregation-induced emissionFluorescencePolymerNanotechnologyChemistryBiophysicsMaterials scienceOpticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsBiologyLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes