Issue 44, 2018

Covalent organic nanosheets for bioimaging

Abstract

Covalent organic nanosheets (CONs) have attracted much attention because of their excellent physical, chemical, electronic, and optical properties. Although covalent organic nanosheets have widely been used in many applications, there are only a few CONs that have been tested for bio-medical applications. Nanometer sized triazine-based nanosheets were obtained by exfoliating their bulk counterparts in water. The obtained nanosheets were dispersible and stable in water with enhanced photoluminescence properties compared to the bulk material. The nanosheets were biocompatible and non-toxic and showed ability to stain HeLa cell nuclei without additional assistance of an external targeting agent.

Graphical abstract: Covalent organic nanosheets for bioimaging

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Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
27 jun 2018
Accepted
02 set 2018
First published
03 set 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 8382-8387

Covalent organic nanosheets for bioimaging

G. Das, F. Benyettou, S. K. Sharama, T. Prakasam, F. Gándara, V. A. de la Peña-O’Shea, N. Saleh, R. Pasricha, R. Jagannathan, M. A. Olson and A. Trabolsi, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8382 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02842G

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