Narrow absorption polymer nanoparticles and related methods
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsDaniel T. Chiu, Lei Chen, Jiangbo Yu
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Abstract
Polymers, monomers, narrow-band absorbing polymers, narrow-band absorbing monomers, absorbing units, polymer dots, and related methods are provided. Bright, luminescent polymer nanoparticles with narrow-band absorptions are provided. Methods for synthesizing absorbing monomers, methods for synthesizing the polymers, preparation methods for forming the polymer nanoparticles, and applications for using the polymer nanoparticles are also provided.
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A nanoparticle comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising:
- an absorbing monomeric unit;
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- an emitting monomeric unit;
- wherein the nanoparticle has an absorbance width of less than 150 nm at 10% of the absorbance maximum, and
- wherein the nanoparticle has a quantum yield of greater than 5%.
A nanoparticle comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising:
- an absorbing monomeric unit comprising a BODIPY, a BODIPY derivative, a diBODIPY, a diBODIPY derivative, an Atto dye, a rhodamine, a rhodamine derivative, a coumarin, a coumarin derivative, cyanine, a cyanine derivative, pyrene, a pyrene derivative, squaraine, a squaraine derivative, or any combination thereof, and
- an emitting monomeric unit.
A nanoparticle comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising:
- a first absorbing monomeric unit;
- an emitting monomeric unit;
- and
- one or more monomeric units different from the absorbing monomeric unit and the emitting monomeric unit;
- wherein the nanoparticle has an absorbance width of less than 150 nm at 15% of the absorbance maximum.
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