Fluorescent Glyco Single-Chain Nanoparticle-Decorated Nanodiamonds
- Publisher:
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- ACS Macro Letters, 2017, 6, (10), pp. 1168-1174
- Issue Date:
- 2017
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We introduce the light-induced collapse of single glycopolymer chains in water generating fluorescent glyco single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) and their subsequent functionalization onto nanodiamonds. The glycopolymer precursors are prepared by polymerizing an acetylated mannose-based methacrylate monomer followed by a deprotection and postpolymerization functionalization step, introducing profluorescent photoactive tetrazole groups and furan-protected maleimide moieties. Subsequent UV irradiation in highly diluted aqueous solution triggers intramolecular tetrazole-mediated cycloadditions, yielding glyco SCNPs featuring fluorescence as well as lectin binding properties. The obtained SCNPs are coated onto nanodiamonds by adsorption, and the obtained hybrid nanoparticles are in depth characterized in terms of size, functionality, and bioactivity. Different coating densities are achieved by altering the SCNP concentration. The prepared nanoparticles are nontoxic in mouse RAW 264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, the fluorescence of the SCNPs can be exploited to image the SCNP-coated nanodiamonds in macrophage cells via confocal fluorescence microscopy.
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