Expanding Our Horizons: AIE Materials in Bacterial Research

MMS Lee, EY Yu, JHC Chau, JWY Lam… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria share a longstanding and complex relationship with humans, playing a role in
protecting gut health and sustaining the ecosystem to cause infectious diseases and …

Membrane Disruption-Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy against Gram-Negative Bacteria by a Peptide-Photosensitizer Conjugate

W Zhou, L Chen, H Li, M Wu, M Liang, Q Liu, W Wu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) emerges as a promising strategy for combating bacteria with
minimal drug resistance. However, a significant hurdle lies in the ineffectiveness of most …

Construction of supramolecular dimer photosensitizers based on triphenylamine derivatives and cucurbit [8] uril for photocatalysis

XL Li, DL Cheng, KK Niu, H Liu, SS Yu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Enhancing the capability for generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and improving the
photocatalytic efficiency of organic photocatalysts have been longstanding significant …

Aggregation-induced emission-based phototheranostics to combat bacterial infection at wound sites: A review

Z Fang, S Zhang, W Wang, Y Xu, M Lu, Y Qian, X Xiao… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
The healing of chronic wounds infected by bacteria has attracted increasing global
concerns. In the past decades, antibiotics have certainly brought hope to cure bacteria …

Recyclable and Environmentally Friendly Magnetic Nanoparticles with Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer for Sustainable Bacterial Inactivation in Water

EY Yu, JHC Chau, MMS Lee, TH Koo, R Lortz… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bacterial photodynamic inactivation based on the combined actions of photosensitizers,
light, and oxygen presents a promising alternative for eliminating bacteria compared to …

Aggregation‐Induced Emission Photosensitizer‐Armored Magnetic Nanoparticles for Sepsis Treatment: Combating Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria and Alleviating …

JL Wang, Y Chen, JX Song, BW Guo… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis, a life‐threatening condition stemming from an uncontrolled host immune response
to bacterial infections, continues to impose a significant global burden with high morbidity …

Three‐in‐One: Molecular Engineering of D–A–π–A Featured Type I and Type II Near‐Infrared AIE Photosensitizers for Efficient Photodynamic Cancer Therapy and …

YY Quan, T Pan, Z Zhang, S Wang, G Wang, L Yu… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infections are closely correlated with the genesis and progression of cancer, and
the elimination of cancer‐related bacteria may improve the efficacy of cancer treatment …

Precise tuning of porphyrin self-assembly and photo-activated antimicrobial activity via metal ion coordination

H Gong, H He, Q Cai, Z Su, X Wang, H Zhu - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial drug resistance has emerged as a significant threat to global human health,
prompting the need for alternative antimicrobial strategies. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has …

Sweat‐Permeable, Microbiota‐Preserving, Mechanically Antibacterial Patch for Long‐Term Interfacing with Perspiring Skin

Y Wu, X Li, P He, J Zou, C Zhuang, X Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The prolonged health monitoring using wearable technology faces challenges stemming
from perspiration, including bacterial proliferation, compromised adhesion, signal quality …

ROS‐Responsive Core‐Shell Microneedles Based on Simultaneous Efficient Type I/II Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Against Bacterial Biofilm Infections

H Li, X Zheng, Z Gao, T Mu, M Liu, J Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as an appealing therapeutic
option against biofilm infections. However, effectively penetrating the dense barrier of biofilm …