University of Washington

Yu Rong

Daniel T Chiu

Jiangbo Yu

Changfeng Wu

Yong Zhang

Wei Sun

Xuanjun Zhang

Yang-Hsiang Chan

Yi-Che Wu

Chang-Feng Wu

The present disclosure provides organic-inorganic hybrid polymer particles, which have desirable surface chemistry and optical properties that make them particularly suitable for biological and optical applications. The present disclosure also provides methods of making organic-inorganic hybrid polymer particles. The present disclosure also provides methods of using the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer particles for biological and optical applications.

Polymer-silica hybrid pdots and methods of use thereof

Polymers, monomers, chromophoric polymer dots and related methods are provided. Highly fluorescent chromophoric polymer dots with narrow-band emissions are provided. Methods for synthesizing the chromophoric polymers, preparation methods for forming the chromophoric polymer dots, and biological applications using the unique properties of narrow-band emissions are also provided.

Chromophoric polymer dots with narrow-band emission

Polymer-silica hybrid Pdots and methods of use thereof

This disclosure provides semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) for use in a wide variety of applications. In particular, this disclosure provides Pdots that are halogenated, including fluorinated Pdots. This disclosure also provides methods for synthesizing Pdots and methods for using Pdots, such as for biological imaging.

Fluorinated polymer dots

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