Multifunctional and multicoordinating amphiphilic polymer ligands for interfacing semiconducting, magnetic, and metallic nanocrystals with biological systems

摘要

The disclosure is directed to a set of multi-coordinating imidazole- and zwitterion-based ligands suited for surface-functionalizing quantum dots (QDs). The polymeric ligands are built using a one-step nucleophilic addition reaction between poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) and distinct amine-containing functionalities.