Browsing by Subject "Water dispersible nanoparticles"

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Synthesis and characterization of cross-linked water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles
(2012) Ekiz, Şeyma
In this study, a novel synthetic method was demonstrated for the water-dispersible crosslinked light-emitting conjugated polymer nanoparticles with enhanced stability. In order to synthesize the novel conjugated polymer nanoparticles, thiophene-based monomers were synthesized with different functional groups such as bromine, hydroxyl and azide groups. These monomers were characterized by 1H-NMR spectroscopy. After the synthesis of the monomers, various polymers were synthesized via Suzuki coupling and oxidative polymerization. Their structural and optical properties were fully characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as 1H-NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Finally, crosslinked conjugated polymer nanoparticles were synthesized by a diaminoalkyne crosslinker and various useful functional groups were introduced to the nanoparticles such as triazoles and amine groups. Incorporation of the hydrophilic functional groups to the conjugated polymer nanoparticles resulted with patchy, janus-like nanoparticles. CB6 was used as a catalyst for the first time in nanoparticle synthesis for 1,3-azide alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition which formed a conjugated polymer-based nanosized rotaxanes. Crosslinking of the conjugated polymer nanoparticles was also achieved by the irradiation of the nanoparticles under UV light in order to get shape-persistent nanoparticles. Various functional groups of the conjugated polymer nanoparticles make them highly versatile for biological studies such as cell imaging and drug delivery in biological systems. Synthesized nanoparticles were fully characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurement, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FT-IR spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy.
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Synthesis and characterization of water dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles
(2011) İbrahimova, Vusala
In this study, novel water dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles having various potential applications in the areas including biomedicine and photonics have been synthesized from blue, green and yellow light emitting conjugated polymers. Their sizes, morphology, surface charges and optical properties have been determined using various techniques. Cell viability of nanoparticles was tested in mesenchymal stem cells. For the synthesis of nanoparticles, first the following polymers carrying a number of different functional groups and based on derivatives of fluorene and benzothiodiazole monomers are designed and synthesized using the Suzuki coupling reactions: Poly[(9,9-bis{propeny}fluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluorene)] (P1), poly[(9,9-bis{carboxymethylsulfonyl-propyl}fluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-(9,9-dihexyl-9Hfluorene) (P2), poly[(9,9- bis{propeny}fluorenyl-2,7-diyl))-co-(1,4-benzo-{2,1,3}- thiodiazole)] (P3), poly[(9,9- bis{carboxymethylsulfonyl-propyl}fluorenyl-2,7-diyl)- co(1,4-benzo-{2,1,3}-thiodiazole)] (P4), poly[(9,9-bis{3-bromopropyl}fluorenyl- 2,7-diyl)-co-(1,4-benzo-{2,1,3}-thiodiazole)] (P5), poly[(9,9-bis{3- azidopropyl}fluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-(benzothiadiazole)] (P6). Polymers were characterized by using spectroscopic techniques such as 1H-NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence spectrophotometer and Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Conjugated polymers carry functional groups on their side chains, such as azide and allyl groups that can be cross-linkable using UV light to form shape-persistent, stable nanoparticles. Nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques before and after UV-treatment. Their sizes and morphologies were determined by using dynamic light scattering measurements (DLS) and imaging techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). For optical characterization UV-vis, fluorescent spectroscopies and FT-IR were used. CNPs affect on cells shows their nontoxic and biocompatible properties which give opportunity to use them in cell imaging.