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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Jinming Gao, Plano, TX (US);
Gang Huang, Plano, TX (US);
Tian Zhao, Irving, TX (US);
Xinpeng Ma, Dallas, TX (US);
Yiguang Wang, Dallas, TX (US);
Yang Li, Dallas, TX (US);
Baran D. Sumer, Dallas, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and results in a change in fluorescence based upon the particular pH. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using the polymers for the imaging of cellular or extracellular environment or delivering a drug.