dc.creatorAzcárate, Julio César
dc.creatorDíaz, Sebastián A.
dc.creatorFauerbach, Jonathan Arturo
dc.creatorGillanders, Florencia
dc.creatorRubert, Aldo Alberto
dc.creatorJares, Elizabeth Andrea
dc.creatorJovin, Thomas M.
dc.creatorFonticelli, Mariano Hernán
dc.date2017-07
dc.date2020-06-29T18:52:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T19:59:32Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T19:59:32Z
dc.identifierhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/99444
dc.identifierhttps://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/63229
dc.identifierhttps://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/NR/C7NR01787A
dc.identifierissn:2040-3364
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7437485
dc.descriptionCoating strategies of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) can provide properties unavailable to the NP core alone, such as targeting, specific sensing, and increased biocompatibility. Non-covalent amphiphilic NP capping polymers function via hydrophobic interactions with surface ligands and are extensively used to transfer NPs to aqueous media. For applications of coated NPs as actuators (sensors, markers, or for drug delivery) in a complex environment, such as biological systems, it is important to achieve a deep understanding of the factors affecting coating stability and behavior. We have designed a system that tests the coating stability of amphiphilic polymers through a simple fluorescent readout using either polarity sensing ESIPT (excited state intramolecular proton transfer) dyes or NP FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer). The stability of the coating was determined in response to changes in polarity, pH and ionic strength in the medium. Using the ESIPT system we observed linear changes in signal up to ∼20-25% v/v of co-solvent addition, constituting a break point. Based on such data, we propose a model for coating instability and the important adjustable parameters, such as the electrical charge distribution. FRET data provided confirmatory evidence for the model. The ESIPT dyes and FRET based methods represent new, simple tools for testing NP coating stability in complex environments.
dc.descriptionInstituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.format8647-8656
dc.languageen
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
dc.subjectQuímica
dc.subjectTem
dc.subjectNanoparticles
dc.subjectCoalescence
dc.subjectThiols
dc.titleESIPT and FRET probes for monitoring nanoparticle polymer coating stability
dc.typeArticulo
dc.typePreprint


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