Highly efficient phototheranostics of macrophage-engulfed Gram-positive bacteria using a NIR luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics
Michelle M. S. Lee, Dingyuan Yan, Joe H. C. Chau, Hojeong Park, C. H. Charlie, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Dong Wang, Ben Zhong Tang
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IntracellularBacteriaIntracellular parasiteAggregation-induced emissionPhotosensitizerMacrophagePhagocytosisMaterials scienceBiophysicsMicrobiologyBiologyChemistryCell biologyIn vitroFluorescenceBiochemistryPhotochemistryPhysicsGeneticsQuantum mechanicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAntimicrobial Peptides and Activities