Novel fluorescent amphiphilic copolymer probes containing azo-tetraphenylethylene bridges for azoreductase-triggered release

Xiaojie Yuan, Zhe Wang, Lishan Li, Jiawei Yu, Yuqing Wang, Hongkun Li, Jiandong Zhang, Zhengbiao Zhang, Nianchen Zhou, Xiulin Zhu

Materials Chemistry Frontiers · 2019 · 42 citations · 36 references

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A novel AIE fluorescent probe of amphiphilic block copolymer PCL-TPE-Azo-PEG was successfully synthesized based on azo reductase response. The polymer can be self-assembled and showed fluorescence improvement during reductant-triggered release.

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