Special Issue "Polymers for Bioimaging"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Kevin D. Belfield
Department of Chemistry and CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162366, Orlando, FL 32816-2366, USA
Website: http://chemistry.cos.ucf.edu/faculty_belfield.php
E-Mail: belfield@ucf.edu
Phone: +1 407 823 1028
Fax: +1 407 823 2252
Interests: photonic materials; self-assembly; linear and nonlinear photophysics; two-photon fluorescent probes; multiphoton bioimaging; block copolymer probes for two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging

Dear Colleagues,

Bioimaging is playing an ever-increasing role in disease diagnosis and progression as well as for image guided surgery and monitoring the efficacy of various therapies. The requirements of probes for bioimaging include high target selectivity, high stability, low cytotoxicity, biocompatibility, and high contrast. This often require new materials and approaches. Among the most promising materials for bioimaging are polymer-based probes as the polymer architecture affords the possibility of tuning solubility, incorporating numerous probes and probe types, and, significantly, multivalency of targeting moieties that often enhances selectivity. This special issue focuses on Polymers for Bioimaging, representing both a timely and very important contribution to the science and technology of bioimaging. Contributions that represent different polymer classifications and macromolecular strategies are welcome as are studies of polymer-based material employed in bioimaging ranging from optical, X-ray, and photoacoustic methods to magnetic resonance imaging and electron microscopy.

Prof. Dr. Kevin D. Belfield
Guest Editor

Submission

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• bioimaging
• polymer probes
• block copolymers
• microscopy imaging
• fluorescence imaging
• magnetic resonance imaging