Achieving remarkable and reversible mechanochromism from a bright ionic AIEgen with high specificity for mitochondrial imaging and secondary aggregation emission enhancement for long-term tracking of tumors
Xinzhe Yang, Qian Wang, Peiyu Hu, Chao Xu, Wenjing Guo, Zhi Wang, Zhu Mao, Zhan Yang, Cong Liu, Guang Shi, Ling Chen, Bingjia Xu, Zhenguo Chi
Abstract
An ionic AIEgen with high fluorescence quantum yield shows remarkable and reversible mechanochromism as well as excellent mitochondrial imaging of cancer cells and long-term tracking of tumors.
Topics & Concepts
Aggregation-induced emissionIonic bondingTerm (time)Tracking (education)PhotochemistryMaterials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyPhysicsOpticsPsychologyIonAstronomyOrganic chemistryFluorescencePedagogyLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics