Through fundamental understanding of the structure-function relationships, novel materials with specialized functions or existing materials with improved properties can be realized. My research at FIU has focused on the design and synthesis of new p-electron conjugated materials for biological and biomedical applications. My group has developed novel synthetic and fabrication methods for conjugated polymers (CPs) and conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) and used the polymeric materials for cellular imaging, sensing, and delivery of biologically active substances. We have investigated the structure-function relationships between the chemical properties of the CPNs and their biological functions to further improve cellular labeling, sensing, and delivery efficiency. In this presentation, I will discuss synthesis of degradable CPs, self-assembly in aqueous media, and biological/biomedical applications.

Degradable conjugated polymers: New biomaterials for biological labeling, sensing, and delivery

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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