Issue 23, 2018

A multifunctional luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for selective imaging and photodynamic killing of both cancer cells and Gram-positive bacteria

Abstract

The increasing impact of bacteria on cancer progression and treatments has been witnessed in recent years. Insufficient attention to cancer-related bacteria may lead to distant metastasis, poor therapeutic efficiency and low survival rates for cancers. Exploiting new approaches that enable selective imaging and effective killing of cancer cells and bacteria are thus of great value for the battle against cancers. Herein, we report an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen, namely TPPCN, with intense emission and efficient reactive oxygen species production for fluorescence imaging and killing cancer cells and Gram-positive bacteria. This work not only demonstrates the potential of AIE luminogens in comprehensive cancer treatments but also stimulates the enthusiasm of scientists to design more multifunctional AIE systems for both cancer and bacteria theranostics.

Graphical abstract: A multifunctional luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for selective imaging and photodynamic killing of both cancer cells and Gram-positive bacteria

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Mar 2018
Accepted
11 May 2018
First published
11 May 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018,6, 3894-3903

A multifunctional luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for selective imaging and photodynamic killing of both cancer cells and Gram-positive bacteria

M. Kang, R. T. K. Kwok, J. Wang, H. Zhang, J. W. Y. Lam, Y. Li, P. Zhang, H. Zou, X. Gu, F. Li and B. Z. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 3894 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB00572A

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements