ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability
Coating strategies of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can provide properties unavailable to the NP core alone, such as targeting, specific sensing, and increased biocompatibility. Non-covalent amphiphilic NP capping polymers function via hydrophobic interactions with surface ligands and are extensivel...
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paper:paper_20403364_v9_n25_p8647_Azcarate2023-06-08T16:33:03Z ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability Fauerbach, Jonathan Arturo Biocompatibility Coatings Energy transfer Excited states Hydrophobicity Ionic strength Nanoparticles Polymers Stability System stability Adjustable parameters Amphiphilic polymers Coating instability Complex environments Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer Hydrophobic interactions Inorganic nanoparticle Resonance energy transfer Plastic coatings Coating strategies of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can provide properties unavailable to the NP core alone, such as targeting, specific sensing, and increased biocompatibility. Non-covalent amphiphilic NP capping polymers function via hydrophobic interactions with surface ligands and are extensively used to transfer NPs to aqueous media. For applications of coated NPs as actuators (sensors, markers, or for drug delivery) in a complex environment, such as biological systems, it is important to achieve a deep understanding of the factors affecting coating stability and behavior. We have designed a system that tests the coating stability of amphiphilic polymers through a simple fluorescent readout using either polarity sensing ESIPT (excited state intramolecular proton transfer) dyes or NP FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer). The stability of the coating was determined in response to changes in polarity, pH and ionic strength in the medium. Using the ESIPT system we observed linear changes in signal up to ∼20-25% v/v of co-solvent addition, constituting a break point. Based on such data, we propose a model for coating instability and the important adjustable parameters, such as the electrical charge distribution. FRET data provided confirmatory evidence for the model. The ESIPT dyes and FRET based methods represent new, simple tools for testing NP coating stability in complex environments. © 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Fil:Fauerbach, J.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_20403364_v9_n25_p8647_Azcarate http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_20403364_v9_n25_p8647_Azcarate |
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Biocompatibility Coatings Energy transfer Excited states Hydrophobicity Ionic strength Nanoparticles Polymers Stability System stability Adjustable parameters Amphiphilic polymers Coating instability Complex environments Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer Hydrophobic interactions Inorganic nanoparticle Resonance energy transfer Plastic coatings |
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Biocompatibility Coatings Energy transfer Excited states Hydrophobicity Ionic strength Nanoparticles Polymers Stability System stability Adjustable parameters Amphiphilic polymers Coating instability Complex environments Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer Hydrophobic interactions Inorganic nanoparticle Resonance energy transfer Plastic coatings Fauerbach, Jonathan Arturo ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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Biocompatibility Coatings Energy transfer Excited states Hydrophobicity Ionic strength Nanoparticles Polymers Stability System stability Adjustable parameters Amphiphilic polymers Coating instability Complex environments Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer Hydrophobic interactions Inorganic nanoparticle Resonance energy transfer Plastic coatings |
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Coating strategies of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can provide properties unavailable to the NP core alone, such as targeting, specific sensing, and increased biocompatibility. Non-covalent amphiphilic NP capping polymers function via hydrophobic interactions with surface ligands and are extensively used to transfer NPs to aqueous media. For applications of coated NPs as actuators (sensors, markers, or for drug delivery) in a complex environment, such as biological systems, it is important to achieve a deep understanding of the factors affecting coating stability and behavior. We have designed a system that tests the coating stability of amphiphilic polymers through a simple fluorescent readout using either polarity sensing ESIPT (excited state intramolecular proton transfer) dyes or NP FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer). The stability of the coating was determined in response to changes in polarity, pH and ionic strength in the medium. Using the ESIPT system we observed linear changes in signal up to ∼20-25% v/v of co-solvent addition, constituting a break point. Based on such data, we propose a model for coating instability and the important adjustable parameters, such as the electrical charge distribution. FRET data provided confirmatory evidence for the model. The ESIPT dyes and FRET based methods represent new, simple tools for testing NP coating stability in complex environments. © 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. |
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Fauerbach, Jonathan Arturo |
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Fauerbach, Jonathan Arturo |
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ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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ESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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esipt and fret probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability |
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