Water-soluble polymer brush-substituted squaraine NIR-II dye for efficient photothermal therapy
Xiaoli Li, Song Guo, Weixing Deng, Si Wu, Pengfei Sun, Yuanli Liu
Abstract
Water-soluble squaric acid nanoparticles (SQ-POEGMA) with low toxicity and excellent photothermal effect in living organisms by attaching a water-soluble oligomer (POEGMA) to the small molecule squaric acid through a click chemistry reaction.
Topics & Concepts
Squaric acidPhotothermal therapyOligomerPolymerNanoparticleBrushMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryComposite materialNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials