Water-soluble dopamine-based polymers for photoacoustic imaging. Issue 28 (11th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Repenko, Tatjana; Fokong, Stanley; De Laporte, Laura; Go, Dennis; Kiessling, Fabian; Lammers, Twan; Kuehne, Alexander J. C.
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 51:Issue 28(2015)
• Page Start: 6084
• Page End: 6087
• Publication Date: 2015-02-11
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00039d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Here we present a facile synthetic method yielding a linear form of polydopamine via Kumada-coupling, which can be converted into water-soluble melanin, generating high contrast in photoacoustic imaging. Abstract : Here we present a facile synthetic method yielding a linear form of polydopamine via Kumada-coupling, which can be converted into water-soluble melanin, generating high contrast in photoacoustic imaging.