An amphiphilic block copolymer conjugated with carborane and a NIR fluorescent probe for potential imaging-guided BNCT therapy

A carborane-containing triblock copolymer conjugated with a near infrared (NIR) fluorescence probe has been synthesized via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), ring open polymerization (ROP), and conjugations of a cyanine NIR dye.