Development of bioconjugated dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles as a new bioprobe

  • A. Swanepoel
  • , I. Du Preez
  • , T. Mahlangu
  • , A. Chetty
  • , B. Klumperman

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Abstract

Fluorescent dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles were synthesised and functionalized with amine groups and avidin and the dye-loading was varied. The nanoparticles showed great potential as bioprobes when conjugated with biotinylated antibodies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2635-2640
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry B
Volume3
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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