Nanoparticles of light emissive polymers and preparation method thereof

Abstract

Disclosed are nanoparticles of a light emissive polymer, comprising nanoparticles of a cyano-substituted poly(arylene vinylene) polymer; and a biocompatible surfactant adsorbed to the surface of the nanoparticles of the polymer, and preparation method thereof, wherein the method comprises: (1) uniformly mixing a dialdehyde monomer represented by a general formula OHC—Ar—CHO, a dicyanide monomer represented by a general formula NC—Ar—CN, and a liquid surfactant; (2) adding water to the resulting mixture to prepare an aqueous micelle dispersion; and (3) adding a polymerization catalyst to the aqueous micelle dispersion, followed by carrying out colloidal polymerization of the resulting mixture at room temperature under an atmosphere. The nanoparticles of the light emissive polymer of the invention are stabilized with a biocompatible surfactant, so that it can form a stable aqueous dispersion phase, and has particle size and fluorescence efficiency suitable for a biomolecular marker or a cell or in vivo imaging; therefore, it can be used as a cell or in vivo light emission contrast agent.