Abstract
(Zn/Al) layered double hydroxide (LDH) based fluorescence probes have been facilely fabricated via photo-induced surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, which demonstrated green fluorescence, good biocompatibility and excellent dispersion performance in aqueous solution. The as prepared (Zn/Al)LDH polymeric composites were modified with 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC), acrylic acid (AA) and diacroloyl-fluorescein (Ac-Fl). Among them, the comonomers MPC and AA were used to endow their water dispersibility, biocompatibility and potential drug carriers, while the Ac-Fl was served both as the fluorescence signal and photocatalyst for RAFT polymerization. A series of characterization methods, including 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electronic microscopy, thermogravimetric analyses, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to conform the successful of surface modification of LDH through photo-induced surface-initiated RAFT polymerization. Besides, UV-vis absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra were adopted to evaluate the optical characteristics of as prepared (Zn/Al)LDH-co-Poly(MPC-AA-Fl) composites, which exhibited high intense green fluorescence. Furthermore, the endocytosis behavior indicates that (Zn/Al)LDH-co-Poly(MPC-AA-Fl) composites could be potentially used in cell imaging and even drug delivery application for their excellent biocompatibility and all advantages described above.
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