Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles (eBook)

Dr. Waseem A. Wani is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Govt. Degree College Tral, Kashmir, India. He completed his PhD at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India in 2014 with a thesis on “Syntheses, characterization and anti-cancer profiles of glutamic acid derivatives and their metal ion complexes.” Dr. Wani’s research areas include Organic and Inorganic Syntheses, Synthesis of Nanomaterials, Chromatography, Anticancer Metallodrugs, Nanofunctionalization of Anticancer Metallodrugs, and Natural Product Chemistry. He has authored or co-authored more than 40 research publications (original research papers, reviews, book chapters, books, editorials and conference papers).   Dr. Mohammad Shahid is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK. He completed his PhD at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India in 2014 with a thesis on “Development of shades on wool with pomegranate/anar (Punica granatum) and gallnut (Quercus infectoria) natural dyes and their characteristics evaluation.” Dr. Shahid has published more than 40 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, and is an active reviewer for many prominent journals.   Dr. Afzal Hussain is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his PhD in Chemistry at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India in 2010. Having been admitted as a Member to the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) in 2018, he has eight years of experience in teaching and research. His areas of research include separation sciences, bioanalysis, drug analysis, cosmeceutical analysis, nutraceutical analysis, and synthesis of novel nanomaterials as drug delivery carriers. Dr. Hussain has published more than 40 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, and is an active reviewer for many prominent journals.   Dr. Mohamed Fahad AlAjmi is Head of the Skills Development Unit at the Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his PhD in Pharmacy in 2007. Dr. AlAjmi has published more than 60 papers in international journals and is a member of many professional societies, including the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and American Society of Pharmacognosy. He has received two prestigious awards from King Saud University: the Excellence Award in Skills Development (2013) and the Creative Learning and Teaching Award (2016).

Preface 6
Contents 9
About the Authors 10
1 Introduction—Fluorescence in Organic Nanoparticles 12
1.1 Fluorescence in Organic Nanoparticles 13
References 15
2 Preparation of Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles 20
2.1 Self-assembly 20
2.2 Polymerization 21
2.3 Emulsification 21
2.4 Nanoprecipitation/Reprecipitation 23
References 24
3 Applications of Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles 25
3.1 Cell Imaging 25
3.2 Chemosensing 34
3.2.1 Cation Sensing 35
3.2.2 Anion Sensing 43
3.2.3 Sensing of Other Species 45
3.3 Drug Delivery 50
3.4 Miscellaneous Applications 54
References 59
4 Conclusions and Future Outlook 70
Reference 72