Development of intrinsically photoluminescent and photostable polylactones.

Xie, Zhiwei; Zhang, Yi; Liu, Li; Weng, Hong; Mason, Ralph P; Tang, Liping; Nguyen, Kytai T; Hsieh, Jer-Tsong et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A method of introducing intrinsically photo luminescent properties to biodegradable polymer is introduced, exemplified by the synthesis of intrinsically photoluminescent polylactones that enable non-invasive monitoring and tracking of material degradation in vivo in realtime, as well as the formation of theranostic nanoparticles for cancer imaging and drug delivery.

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