The Role of Structural Hydrophobicity on Cationic Amphiphilic Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer-Bacterial Interaction and Photodynamic Efficiency.
ACS Nano
; 17(17): 17004-17020, 2023 09 12.
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The aggregation-induced emission photosensitizer (AIE PS) has stood out as an alternative and competent candidate in bacterial theranostics, particularly with the use of cationic AIE PS in bacterial discrimination and elimination. Most reported work emphasizes the role of electrostatic interaction between cationic AIE PS and negatively charged bacterial surfaces, enabling broad applications from bacterial discrimination to bacterial killing. However, the underlying targeting mechanism and the design rationale of the cationic AIE PS for effective bacterial labeling remain poorly investigated. In this Article, we designed and synthesized a series of cationic amphiphilic AIE PSs with different calculated log P values. Then, we systemically studied the relationship between the hydrophobicity variation of AIE PS and bacterial targeting outcomes, the dose of AIE PS needed to label various species of bacteria, and their photodynamic antibacterial efficiency. The findings in this work provide a better understanding of the unclear AIE PS-bacterial interaction mechanism and some insights into the structural design strategies of cationic amphiphilic AIE PS for better development in bacterial theranostics.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes
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Antibacterianos
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ACS Nano
Año:
2023
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Article
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China
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Estados Unidos