Dual-emissive self-reporting photosensitizers characterized by Kasha/<i>anti</i>-Kasha behaviors engineered <i>via</i> a gradient donor–acceptor strategy
Xixin Gu, Xinyi Zhang, Yujie Han, Ju Mei, Qi-Wei Zhang, Jianli Hua
Abstract
Gradient donor–acceptor molecules enable a dual-emissive self-reporting photosensitizer with Kasha/ anti -Kasha behaviors: targeting the Golgi to activate NIR emission, while lighting the nuclei of apoptotic cells with visible emission.
Topics & Concepts
Dual (grammatical number)AcceptorChemistryDual roleBiophysicsNanotechnologyMaterials scienceCombinatorial chemistryPhysicsBiologyLiteratureCondensed matter physicsArtPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry