Boost highly efficient singlet oxygen generation and accelerate cancer cell apoptosis for photodynamic therapy by logically designed mitochondria targeted near-infrared AIEgens
Ke Xue, Yanpeng Dai, Xinxin Zhao, Pan Zhang, Fulong Ma, Dongdong Zhang, Hefang Ji, Xing Wang, Jiankang Liang, Zhengjian Qi
Topics & Concepts
Singlet oxygenPhotodynamic therapyPhotosensitizerPhototoxicityIntersystem crossingCancer cellChemistryBiophysicsReactive oxygen speciesFluorescenceRational designPhotochemistryApoptosisNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOxygenCancerExcited stateSinglet stateBiochemistryBiologyIn vitroOpticsOrganic chemistryNuclear physicsGeneticsPhysicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis