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Zwitterionic AIEgens: Rational Molecular Design for NIR‐II Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Synergistic Phototherapy
Author(s) -
Zhu Wei,
Kang Miaomiao,
Wu Qian,
Zhang Zhijun,
Wu Yi,
Li Chunbin,
Li Kai,
Wang Lei,
Wang Dong,
Tang Ben Zhong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202007026
Subject(s) - fluorescence , rational design , photothermal therapy , materials science , aggregation induced emission , fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy , near infrared spectroscopy , photodynamic therapy , nanotechnology , photochemistry , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry , physics
Fluorescence imaging in the second near‐infrared region (NIR‐II) can penetrate tissue at centimeter depths and obtain high image fidelity. However, facile synthesis of small‐molecule fluorescent photosensitizers for efficient NIR‐II fluorescence imaging as well as photodynamic and photothermal combinatorial therapies is still a challenging task. Herein, a rational design and facile synthesis protocol are reported for a series of novel NIR‐emissive zwitterionic luminogens with aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) features for cancer phototheranostics. Consistent with the intrinsic features including long emission wavelength, effective reactive oxygen species generation, and excellent photothermal conversion efficiency (35.76%), in vitro and in vivo evaluation show that one of these presented AIE luminogens provides excellent performance in NIR‐II fluorescence imaging‐guided synergistic phototherapy against cancer.