Issue 2, 2016

Aggregation induced emission amphiphile with an ultra low critical micelle concentration: fabrication, self assembling, and cell imaging

Abstract

A novel aggregation induced emission amphiphile is constructed, containing a tetraphenylethene hydrophobic moiety connected to a hydrophilic quarternary ammonium salt. Owing to an ultra low critical micelle concentration in water, the amphiphile tends to self assemble into well-defined organic nanoaggregates that exhibit intense fluorescence, stable dispersibility in dilute solutions, and excellent biocompatibility for cell imaging.

Graphical abstract: Aggregation induced emission amphiphile with an ultra low critical micelle concentration: fabrication, self assembling, and cell imaging

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Nov. 2015
Accepted
30 Nov. 2015
First published
01 Dec. 2015

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016,4, 198-201

Aggregation induced emission amphiphile with an ultra low critical micelle concentration: fabrication, self assembling, and cell imaging

H. Li, J. Chang, T. Hou and F. Li, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, 4, 198 DOI: 10.1039/C5TB02462E

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