Size-tunable fluorescent dendrimersomes via aggregation-induced emission

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Jan 18;58(6):803-806. doi: 10.1039/d1cc05674c.

Abstract

Tetraphenylethylene-functionalized amphiphilic Janus dendrimers of up to third generation are synthesized. Their self-assembly has been studied under kinetic and thermodynamic control. By varying the dendrimer generation number and the self-assembly condition, fluorescent dendrimersomes of tunable size (∼60-200 nm) and quantum yield (5.7-17.4%) are obtained in aqueous medium.