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Water-soluble conjugated polymers for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy.

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Chemical Reviews (impact factor: 40.2). 06/2012; 112(8):4687-735. DOI:10.1021/cr200263w pp.4687-735
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