Nearly monodispersed, emission-tuneable conjugated polymer nanoparticles†
Abstract
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles have shown great promise in biological imaging due to their stable optical properties and inert composition but are usually polydispersed. By encapsulating conjugated polymer CN-PPV with a thin silica shell, it is possible to generate photo-stable, nearly monodispersed hollow nanoparticles with tuneable emission.