Visible light photoswitching of conjugated polymer nanoparticle fluorescence

Xinzi Zhang; Christian F Chamberlayne; Aiko Kurimoto; Natia L Frank; Elizabeth J Harbron

doi:10.1039/c6cc00001k

Visible light photoswitching of conjugated polymer nanoparticle fluorescence

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Mar 18;52(22):4144-7. doi: 10.1039/c6cc00001k.

Authors

Xinzi Zhang¹, Christian F Chamberlayne¹, Aiko Kurimoto², Natia L Frank², Elizabeth J Harbron¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada.

PMID: 26838513
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc00001k

Abstract

Conjugated polymer nanoparticles doped with a reverse photochromic dye exhibit highly quenched fluorescence that can be reversibly activated by controlling the form of the photochrome with visible light.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Fluorescence
Light*
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

Polymers