This first book to specifically focus on applications of conjugated polymers in the fields of biology and biomedicine covers materials science, physical principles, and nanotechnology. The editor and authors, all pioneers and experts with extensive research experience in the field, firstly introduce the synthesis and optical properties of various conjugated polymers, highlighting how to make organic soluble polymers compatible with the aqueous environment. This is followed by the application of these materials in optical sensing and imaging as well as the emerging applications in image-guided therapy and in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The result is a consolidated overview for polymer chemists, materials scientists, biochemists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers.

Dr. Bin Liu is the Dean's Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. She obtained her PhD degree from NUS and started her academic career in 2005 after postdoctoral training at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. She has authored over 200 scientific publications and received many awards including the Singapore National Science and Technology Young Scientist Award, and L'Oréal Women in Science National Fellowship. She was named as The World's Most Influential Minds and the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and 2015. She is the associate editor for Polymer Chemistry and the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry.

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