Electrochemistry and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of organic nanoparticles

This review discusses briefly the preparation, electrochemistry, and electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) as well as spectroscopic properties of organic nanoparticles. Organic nanoparticles, ranging from several tens of nanometers to hundreds of nanometers in diameter, were successfully prepared by various methods. Using a simple reprecipitation method, organic nanoparticles of a very small size can be prepared and show unique electrochemical and ECL characteristics. As with inorganic nanoparticles, organic nanoparticles suggest possible applications, like labels for the analysis of biological materials with ECL.