Xiaoyong Zhang, Xiqi Zhang, Bin Yang, Meiying Liu, Wanyun Liu, Yiwang Chen and Yen Wei
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4317-4321
DOI:
10.1039/C3PY00712J,
Communication
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) dye-based fluorescent organic nanoparticles (FONs) were prepared via Schiff base interactions between an AIE dye and a carbohydrate polymer (carboxymethyl chitosan). The obtained FONs with uniform size, high water dispersibility, strong fluorescence and high biocompatibility were explored for cell imaging applications.