Fluorescent dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles were synthesised and functionalized with amine groups and avidin and the dye-loading was varied. The nanoparticles showed great potential as bioprobes when conjugated with biotinylated antibodies
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Swanepoel, A, Du Preez, I, Mahlangu, T, Chetty, A and Klumperman, B. 2015. Development of bioconjugated dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles as a new bioprobe. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol. 3, pp 2635-2640
Swanepoel, A., Du Preez, I., Mahlangu, T., Chetty, A., & Klumperman, B. (2015). Development of bioconjugated dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles as a new bioprobe. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8077
Swanepoel, Andri, Ilse Du Preez, T Mahlangu, A Chetty, and B Klumperman "Development of bioconjugated dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles as a new bioprobe." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8077
Swanepoel A, Du Preez I, Mahlangu T, Chetty A, Klumperman B. Development of bioconjugated dye-doped poly(styrene-co-maleimide) nanoparticles as a new bioprobe. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8077.
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