Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.31, No.21, 1869-1873, 2010
Multifunctional Poly(2-oxazoline) Nanoparticles for Biological Applications
New multifunctional copoly(2-oxazoline) nanoparticles were prepared for cell studies. The polymer contains double-bond side chains as potential reaction sites for "thio"-click reactions as well as a fluorescein label covalently bound to the polymer backbone. Using the nanoprecipitation technique, spherical nanoparticles of 200-800nm were obtained. Confocal laser scanning microscopy measurements revealed the cellular uptake of the nanoparticles.
Keywords:copolymers;fluorescence microscopy;nanoparticles;nanoprecipitation;living polymerization;poly(2-oxazoline)