Type:
Journal
Description:
We report that nanoparticles prepared from appropriately functionalized polythiophenes once administered to live cells can acquire phototransduction properties under illumination, becoming photoactive sites capable to absorb visible light and convert it to an electrical signal through cell membrane polarization. Amine-reactive fluorescent nanoparticles with pendant N-succinimidyl-ester groups (NPs-NHS) are prepared from polythiophenes alternating unsubstituted and 3-(2, 5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl-8-octanoate)-substituted ...
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Publication date:
1 Jan 2017
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Origin:
Nanoscale