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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Healthc Mater. 2013 Aug 26;3(2):182–186. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201300145

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Syntheses and characterization of ABPLP particles. A) Chemical structure of ABPLP polymer chain. B) ABPLP copolymers composed of fluorescent hydrophobic blocks can self assemble into core-shell (micelle) structures encapsulating hydrophobic drugs within their core in an aqueous solution. Camera photograph of ABPLP-3 solution (in acetone) and ABPLP micelle (in water) taken under Ultraviolet lamp demonstrating their bright fluorescence. C) Representative transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of ABPLP-3 micelles in aqueous solution. D) Sizes of ABPLP-3 micelles measured by dynamic light scattering. E) Size comparison of ABPLP micelles with BPLP nanoparticles at concentration below (2 mg/L) and above (200 mg/L) CMC. F) Summary of composition and particle properties of ABPLP (CMC: Critical Micelle Concentration).