Polypyrrole and polyaniline nanocomposites with high photothermal conversion efficiency.

Ruiz-Pérez, Lorena; Rizzello, Loris; Wang, Jinping; Li, Nan; Battaglia, Giuseppe; Pei, Yiwen · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The simple and scalable synthesis of poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine] (PMPC)-coated conducting polymer (CP) nanocomposites is described. These functional nanocomposites exhibit tunable absorption in the near-infrared region with relatively high photothermal efficiencies. More importantly, their potential for bio-imaging and therapeutic treatment is proven by cellular uptake and cytotoxicity studies.

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