- Nanoparticles of conjugated polymers prepared from phase-separated films of phospholipids and polymers for biomedical applications.
Nanoparticles of conjugated polymers prepared from phase-separated films of phospholipids and polymers for biomedical applications.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2014-05-03)
Jungju Yoon, Jungheon Kwag, Tae Joo Shin, Joonhyuck Park, Yong Man Lee, Yebin Lee, Jonghyup Park, Jung Heo, Chulmin Joo, Tae Jung Park, Pil J Yoo, Sungjee Kim, Juhyun Park
PMID24789764
ABSTRACT
Phase separation in films of phospholipids and conjugated polymers results in nanoassemblies because of a difference in the physicochemical properties between the hydrophobic polymers and the polar lipid heads, together with the comparable polymer side-chain lengths to lipid tail lengths, thus producing nanoparticles of conjugated polymers upon disassembly in aqueous media by the penetration of water into polar regions of the lipid heads.