Abstract
Intrinsically multimodal nanomaterials have revealed their great potential as a new class of contrast agents. We herein report a bandgap engineering strategy to develop an intrinsically Raman-photoacoustic (PA) active probe that is based on semiconducting conjugated polymers. This dual modal probe is prepared by doping a semiconducting conjugated polymer with polydopamine (PDA) through a one-pot reaction. When applied in the polypyrrole (PPy), this strategy can enhance Raman scattering and the PA amplitude of PPy-PDA hybrid by 3.2 and 2.4 times, respectively, so that both signals can be further applied in bioimaging. In the hybrid, such a dual-enhancement effect is achieved by infusing these two macromolecules at the nanoscale to reduce the optical bandgap energy. This work not only introduces a dual modal contrast agent but also provides a new method of manipulating semiconducting polymer's inherent optical features for bioimaging.
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