“Hyper‐bright” Near‐Infrared Emitting Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles for Single Particle Tracking

Abstract

An efficacious strategy to obtain photostable hyper-bright near-IR emitting fluorescent organic nanoparticles (HIFONs) is reported. These HIFONs show excellent chemical and colloidal stability and retain their pristine nanostructure and brightness after incubation in cellular environments. They can be identified at the single particle level with a wide-field microscope, emerging as highly promising tools for applications in bio-nanotechnologies. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.