申请人:AGENCY SCIENCE TECH & RES
公开号:WO2017176216A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-12
This invention relates to a nanoparticle comprising a fluorophore, an amphiphilic copolymer and a cyclic chelating agent, wherein the fluorophore and amphiphilic copolymer form a nanodot core, and wherein the cyclic chelating agent is conjugated onto the nanodot core. In particular, the fluorophore is selected from the group consisting of 2,3-bis[4- (diphenylamino)phenyl]fumaronitrile (TPAFN), 2,3-bis(4-(phenyl(4-(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl)phenyl)amino)phenyl) fumaronitrile (TPETPAFN), tetraphenylethylene (TPE); the amphiphilic copolymer is selected from 1,2-distearoyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)-2000], 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphoethanolamine-N-[maleimide(polyethylene glycol)-2000]; and the cyclic chelating agent is 2,2',2"-(10-(2-((2,5- dioxopyrrolidin-1 -yl)oxy)-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic acid. The invention also relates to a method of preparing such a nanoparticle, the use of such a nanoparticle for vascular imaging and a method for in vivo imaging of blood vessels using such nanoparticles.