A series of twistacene-functionalized dendrimers were successfully synthesized and characterized. They can self-assemble into organic nanoparticles through re-precipitation method and emit blue, cyan, green and red fluorescence in water. These multicolor nanoparticles showed low cytotoxicity and good photostability, which could be used for fluorescence imaging of living cells.
- Xuemin Zhang
- Shengliang Li
- Jinchong Xiao
