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Li Y, Wu X, Yang B, Zhang X, Li H, Umar A, Rooij NFD, Zhou G, Wang Y. Synergy of CO 2 Response and Aggregation-Induced Emission in a Block Copolymer: A Facile Way To "See" Cancer Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:37077-37083. [PMID: 31538465 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2), an important gas molecule metabolite produced by the tricarboxylic acid cycle, is a direct signal for identifying cancers in cells and tissues. Herein, design and synthesis of a novel "breathable" block polymer supramolecular assembly probe consisting of a hydrophilic block, an amidine-containing CO2-responsive block, and an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminescence block to detect CO2 metabolized by cancer cells is reported. The triblock copolymer poly-(4-undecoxy tetraphenyl ethylene methacrylate)-b-poly-((N-amidino)-(2,3-dihydro-1H-1, 4-methyl-1, 2,3-triazole)-(ethenylbenzene))-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PTPE-b-PAD-b-PEO) was successfully synthesized and characterized. This triblock copolymer could be self-assembled into "breathable" aqueous solution vesicles. In the presence of CO2, the amidine-containing CO2-responsive block (PAD block) of the vesicle "inhales" an amount of CO2, which causes the volume of the vesicle to expand. The expansion of the vesicle induces the aggregation of the AIE luminescence block (PTPE block), which resulted in the fluorescence intensity enhancement. The supramolecular vesicles "exhale" CO2, and the volume and AIE phenomenon of the vesicles decrease when N2 is passed into the solution. On the basis of this reversible change of fluorescence intensity, HeLa cervical cancer cells, CNE1 nasopharynx cancer cells, 5-8F nasopharynx cancer cells, 16HBE human bronchial epithelial cells, and GES-1 human gastric mucosa epithelial cells have all been successfully detected and identified.
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- Yao Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics , South China Normal University , Guangzhou 510006 , P. R. China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Pulp and Papermaking Engineering , Dalian Polytechnic University , Dalian , Liaoning Province 116034 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital; Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences , Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou 511436 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics , South China Normal University , Guangzhou 510006 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices , Najran University , Najran 11001 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics , South China Normal University , Guangzhou 510006 , P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics , South China Normal University , Guangzhou 510006 , P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics , South China Normal University , Guangzhou 510006 , P. R. China
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Yan C, Shi L, Guo Z, Zhu W. Molecularly near-infrared fluorescent theranostics for in vivo tracking tumor-specific chemotherapy. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hu F, Qi G, Kenry, Mao D, Zhou S, Wu M, Wu W, Liu B. Visualization and In Situ Ablation of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens through Metabolic Labeling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 59:9288-9292. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201910187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fang Hu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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Hu F, Qi G, Kenry, Mao D, Zhou S, Wu M, Wu W, Liu B. Visualization and In Situ Ablation of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens through Metabolic Labeling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201910187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Fang Hu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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Zhang P, Zhang X, Li C, Zhou S, Wu W, Jiang X. Target-Amplified Drug Delivery of Polymer Micelles Bearing Staudinger Ligation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:32697-32705. [PMID: 31411033 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Bioorthogonal chemistry together with biomarker-installing techniques is very promising in the amplification of the tumor targeting efficiency of nanomedicine. In this work, we newly synthesized an amphiphilic block copolymer polyoxazoline-block-polycaprolactone (POX-PCL) in which a certain number of amino groups were dangled in the side chain of the POX block and then functionalized into triarylphosphine groups for active tumor targeting via Staudinger ligation. By using the block copolymer self-assembly, the Staudinger ligation reagent-containing and drug-loaded reactive micelles were prepared with a hydrodynamic diameter of ∼74 nm. Such drug-loaded reactive POX-PCL micelles exhibited significant tumor target ability through the Staudinger ligation between the micelles and the tumors metabolically labeled with azide group, as demonstrated by a series of in vitro and in vivo evaluations. In this work, a novel method was proposed for the application of Staudinger ligation in the nanomedicine for amplifying the tumor targeting ability and antitumor activity of nanodrugs.
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- Peng Zhang
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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Zhou K, Tian R, Li G, Qiu X, Xu L, Guo M, Chigan D, Zhang Y, Chen X, He G. Cationic Chalcogenoviologen Derivatives for Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy and Skin Regeneration. Chemistry 2019; 25:13472-13478. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Kun Zhou
- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyShaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process IntensificationInstitute of Polymer Science in Chemical EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Center for Tissue Engineering, School of StomatologyFourth Military Medical University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710032 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyShaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process IntensificationInstitute of Polymer Science in Chemical EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and TechnologyState Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical StructuresXi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials ChemistryXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710054 China
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Wu F, Wu X, Duan Z, Huang Y, Lou X, Xia F. Biomacromolecule-Functionalized AIEgens for Advanced Biomedical Studies. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804839. [PMID: 30740889 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The advances in bioinformatics and biomedicine have promoted the development of biomedical imaging and theranostic systems to respectively extend the endogenous biomarker imaging with high contrast and enhance the therapeutic effect with high efficiency. The emergence of biomacromolecule-functionalized aggregation-induced emitters (AIEgens), utilizing AIEgens, and biomacromolecules (nucleic acids, peptides, glycans, and lipids), displays specific targeting ability to cancer cell, improved biocompatibility, reduced toxicity, enhanced therapeutic effect, and so forth. This review summarizes the rational design of biomacromolecule-functionalized AIEgens and their biomedical applications in recent ten years, including high-resolution optical imaging of cell, tissue, and small animal model with low background; the biomarker detection for early diagnosis and prognosis; the delivery and monitoring of prodrugs; image-guide photodynamic therapy and its combination with chemotherapy. Through illustrating their functional mechanisms and application, it is hoped that this review would open up a completely new train of research thought for attracted researchers in various fields.
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- Feng Wu
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Sivasubramanian M, Chuang YC, Chen NT, Lo LW. Seeing Better and Going Deeper in Cancer Nanotheranostics. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3490. [PMID: 31315232 PMCID: PMC6678689 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20143490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Biomedical imaging modalities in clinical practice have revolutionized oncology for several decades. State-of-the-art biomedical techniques allow visualizing both normal physiological and pathological architectures of the human body. The use of nanoparticles (NP) as contrast agents enabled visualization of refined contrast images with superior resolution, which assists clinicians in more accurate diagnoses and in planning appropriate therapy. These desirable features are due to the ability of NPs to carry high payloads (contrast agents or drugs), increased in vivo half-life, and disease-specific accumulation. We review the various NP-based interventions for treatments of deep-seated tumors, involving "seeing better" to precisely visualize early diagnosis and "going deeper" to activate selective therapeutics in situ.
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- Maharajan Sivasubramanian
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan 350, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan 350, Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan 350, Taiwan.
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Yu G, Cen TY, He Z, Wang SP, Wang Z, Ying XW, Li S, Jacobson O, Wang S, Wang L, Lin LS, Tian R, Zhou Z, Ni Q, Li X, Chen X. Porphyrin Nanocage-Embedded Single-Molecular Nanoparticles for Cancer Nanotheranostics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8799-8803. [PMID: 31034679 PMCID: PMC6570575 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Single molecular nanoparticles (SMNPs) integrating imaging and therapeutic capabilities exhibit unparalleled advantages in cancer theranostics, ranging from excellent biocompatibility, high stability, prolonged blood lifetime to abundant tumor accumulation. Herein, we synthesize a sophisticated porphyrin nanocage that is further functionalized with twelve polyethylene glycol arms to prepare SMNPs (porSMNPs). The porphyrin nanocage embedded in porSMNPs can be utilized as a theranostic platform. PET imaging allows dynamic observation of the bio-distribution of porSMNPs, confirming their excellent circulation time and preferential accumulation at the tumor site, which is attributed to the enhanced permeability and retention effect. Moreover, the cage structure significantly promotes the photosensitizing effect of porSMNs by inhibiting the π-π stacking interactions of the photosensitizers, ablating of the tumors without relapse by taking advantage of photodynamic therapy.
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- Guocan Yu
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Toriumi N, Asano N, Ikeno T, Muranaka A, Hanaoka K, Urano Y, Uchiyama M. Design of Photostable, Activatable Near‐Infrared Photoacoustic Probes Using Tautomeric Benziphthalocyanine as a Platform. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7788-7791. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Naoyuki Toriumi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Present address: Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceTokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Cluster of Pioneering Research (CPR)Advanced Elements Chemistry LaboratoryRIKEN 2-1 Hirosawa Wako-shi Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Cluster of Pioneering Research (CPR)Advanced Elements Chemistry LaboratoryRIKEN 2-1 Hirosawa Wako-shi Saitama 351-0198 Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials (RISM)Shinshu University Ueda 386-8567 Japan
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Yu G, Cen T, He Z, Wang S, Wang Z, Ying X, Li S, Jacobson O, Wang S, Wang L, Lin L, Tian R, Zhou Z, Ni Q, Li X, Chen X. Porphyrin Nanocage‐Embedded Single‐Molecular Nanoparticles for Cancer Nanotheranostics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Guocan Yu
- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of South Florida Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of South Florida Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and NanomedicineNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringNational Institutes of Health Bethesda MD 20892 USA
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Patil S, Pandey S, Singh A, Radhakrishna M, Basu S. Hydrazide-Hydrazone Small Molecules as AIEgens: Illuminating Mitochondria in Cancer Cells. Chemistry 2019; 25:8229-8235. [PMID: 30969447 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Aggregation-induced-emission luminogens (AIEgens) have gained considerable attention as interesting tools for several biomedical applications, especially for bioimaging due to their brightness and photostability. Numerous AIEgens have been developed for lighting up the subcellular organelles to understand their forms and functions not only healthy but also unhealthy states, such as in cancer cells. However, there is lack of easily synthesizable, biocompatible small molecules for illuminating mitochondria (powerhouses) inside cells. To address this issue, an easy and short synthesis of new biocompatible hydrazide-hydrazone-based small molecules with remarkable aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties is described. These small-molecule AIEgens showed hitherto unobserved AIE properties due to dual intramolecular H-bonding confirmed by theoretical calculation, pH- and temperature-dependent fluorescence and X-ray crystallographic studies. Confocal microscopy showed that these AIEgens were internalized into the HeLa cervical cancer cells without showing any cytotoxicity. One of the AIEgens was tagged with a triphenylphosphine (TPP) moiety, which successfully localized in the mitochondria of HeLa cells in a selective way compared to L929 noncancerous fibroblast cells. These unique hydrazide-hydrazone-based biocompatible AIEgens can serve as powerful tools to illuminate multiple subcellular organelles to elucidate their forms and functions in cancer cells for next-generation biomedical applications.
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- Sohan Patil
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382355, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382355, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382355, India
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Toriumi N, Asano N, Ikeno T, Muranaka A, Hanaoka K, Urano Y, Uchiyama M. Design of Photostable, Activatable Near‐Infrared Photoacoustic Probes Using Tautomeric Benziphthalocyanine as a Platform. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Naoyuki Toriumi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Present address: Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceTokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Cluster of Pioneering Research (CPR)Advanced Elements Chemistry LaboratoryRIKEN 2-1 Hirosawa Wako-shi Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Cluster of Pioneering Research (CPR)Advanced Elements Chemistry LaboratoryRIKEN 2-1 Hirosawa Wako-shi Saitama 351-0198 Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials (RISM)Shinshu University Ueda 386-8567 Japan
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Yao D, Yang S, Wang Y, Bian K, Yang W, Wang D, Zhang B. An ALP-activatable and mitochondria-targeted probe for prostate cancer-specific bimodal imaging and aggregation-enhanced photothermal therapy. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:6307-6314. [PMID: 30882834 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr00913b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tumor-derived alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is over-expressed in metastatic prostate cancer. The development of selective probes for ALP detection is therefore critical for early diagnosis and therapy of metastatic prostate cancer. Herein, we develop a mitochondria-targeted near-infrared activatable fluorescent/photoacoustic (NIR FL/PA) probe for the selective detection of prostate cancer-derived ALP and aggregation-enhanced photothermal therapy. Upon dephosphorylation, the probes are activated and they provide a red-shifted strong absorption and emission in the NIR window and thus enable NIR FL and PA imaging of ALP activity in tumor tissues. Particularly, the activated probes self-assemble in situ into a supramolecular network structure which induces cell apoptosis and significantly enhances the photothermal therapy efficacy.
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- Defan Yao
- Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200092, Shanghai, China.
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Quencher‐Delocalized Emission Strategy of AIEgen‐Based Metal–Organic Framework for Profiling of Subcellular Glutathione. Chemistry 2019; 25:4665-4669. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hu F, Manghnani PN, Feng G, Wu W, Teh C, Liu B. Visualize Embryogenesis and Cell Fate Using Fluorescent Probes with Aggregation-Induced Emission. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:3737-3744. [PMID: 30656936 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and fluorogen-dextran conjugate are tracers extensively used for injection-based lineage tracing. However, HRP is sensitive to proteolytic digestion, whereas the high-molecular-weight dextran may have antigenicity. Small molecular tracers can overcome these problems, but they usually diffuse from labeled cells, causing inaccurate information. Herein, we developed a small-molecular-weight fluorogen with aggregation-induced emission (AIEgen) for embryonic cell tracing with strong signals against tracer dilution caused by cell division. Once injected into the ancestor cells, the AIEgen can be entrapped in the cells without leakage because of the two hydrophilic and neutral arms. Consequently, it can specifically trace the progenies of the treated ancestor cells. More importantly, the operating concentration of AIEgen can be much higher than that of fluorogens with aggregation-caused quenching, which provides bright signals in daughter cells during embryonic cell tracing, thus overcoming the problem of fast signal degradation typically encountered with the use of traditional cell tracers.
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- Fang Hu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4 , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4 , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4 , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4 , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Biopolis , Singapore 138673 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4 , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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Meng L, Ma X, Jiang S, Ji G, Han W, Xu B, Tian J, Tian W. High-efficiency fluorescent and magnetic multimodal probe for long-term monitoring and deep penetration imaging of tumors. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:5345-5351. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb00638a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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High-quality multimodal imaging requires exogenous contrast agents with high sensitivity, spatial–temporal resolution, and high penetration depth for the accurate diagnosis and surveillance of cancer.
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- Lingchen Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging
- Institute of Automation
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging
- Institute of Automation
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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Guo X, Wong RCH, Zhou Y, Ng DKP, Lo PC. A novel distyryl boron dipyrromethene with two functional tags for site-specific bioorthogonal photosensitisation towards targeted photodynamic therapy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:13518-13521. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07460k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A sequential “tag-and-click” process for targeted delivery of photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy.
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- Xuejiao Guo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Shatin
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong
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Zhang P, Jiang T, Li Y, Zhao Z, Gong P, Cai L, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Gu X, Tang BZ. Bio‐orthogonal AIE Dots Based on Polyyne‐Bridged Red‐emissive AIEgen for Tumor Metabolic Labeling and Targeted Imaging. Chem Asian J 2018; 14:770-774. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Pengfei Zhang
- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for MedicineInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P.R. China
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- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for MedicineInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P.R. China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical University 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue Guangzhou P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for MedicineInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P.R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Bioactive Materials Engineering Lab for MedicineInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P.R. China
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- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration and ReconstructionInstitute for Advanced Study, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Division of Life ScienceHong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Zhu C, Kwok RTK, Lam JWY, Tang BZ. Aggregation-Induced Emission: A Trailblazing Journey to the Field of Biomedicine. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:1768-1786. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Chunlei Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing First RD, South Area, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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