Molecular afterglow imaging with bright, biodegradable polymer nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Miao, Qingqing, Xie, Chen, Zhen, Xu, Lyu, Yan, Duan, Hongwei, Liu, Xiaogang, Jokerst, Jesse V, Pu, Kanyi
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Optical Agents; Molecular Imaging
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88338; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44650
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Afterglow optical agents, which emit light long after cessation of excitation, hold promise for ultrasensitive in vivo imaging because they eliminate tissue autofluorescence. However, afterglow imaging has been limited by its reliance on inorganic nanoparticles with relatively low brightness and sho...