Nanoparticles from block copolymer encapsulating Re(phen) complexes as bifunctional agents for cell imaging and gene transfection

Lei Liu; Xinxin Li; Sen Hou; Yonglai Xue; Yang Yao; Yongzheng Ma; Xizeng Feng; Song He; Yan Lu; Yongmei Wang; Xianshun Zeng

doi:10.1039/B912659G

Nanoparticles from block copolymer encapsulating Re(phen) complexes as bifunctional agents for cell imaging and gene transfection†

Lei Liu,^a Xinxin Li,^b Sen Hou,^b Yonglai Xue,^b Yang Yao,^b Yongzheng Ma,^b Xizeng Feng,*^b Song He,^c Yan Lu,^c Yongmei Wang*^a and Xianshun Zeng*^ac

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^a Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China
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^b The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China
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^c Key Laboratory of Display Materials & Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384 Tianjin, China
E-mail: xshzeng@tjut.edu.cn
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Abstract

Luminescent bifunctional core–shell nanoparticles were successfully constructed from block copolymer encapsulating Re(phen) complexes for simultaneous cell imaging and gene transfection in living cells.

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Nanoparticles from block copolymer encapsulating Re(phen) complexes as bifunctional agents for cell imaging and gene transfection†

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