Non-coordinating anions assemble cyanine amphiphiles into ultra-small fluorescent nanoparticles

Ultra-small water-dispersible fluorescent chitosan nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and specific targeting.

A robust water-in-oil microemulsion method of making water-dispersible ultra-small (<30 nm) size fluorescent chitosan nanoparticles is reported for the first time and specific targeting of these FCNPs to human leukemia cells via aptamer recognition is demonstrated.

Hydrophobic ionic liquids with strongly coordinating anions.

Ionic liquids containing the hexafluoroacetylacetonate anion are immiscible with water and they exhibit strong metal-complexing ability.

Synthesis of Cyanine Polyelectrolytes and Anions for Organic Electronic Devices

Nanoencapsulation of ultra-small superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide into human serum albumin nanoparticles

Human serum albumin nanoparticles have been utilized as drug delivery systems for a variety of medical applications. Since ultra-small superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (USPIO) are used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging, their encapsulation into the protein matrix enables the synthesis of diagnostic and theranostic agents by surface modification and co-encapsulation of ac...

Novel type of fluorescent silica nanoparticles: towards ultra- bright silica nanoparticles**

Novel type of fluorescent silica nanoparticles: towards ultrabright silica nanoparticles** I. Sokolov, S. Naik Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Center for Advanced Material processing (CAMP), Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5820, USA * Corresponding author: Igor Sokolov, Dept. of Physics, 8 Clarkson Ave., Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5820, USA; tel: 1-315-268-237...