Antimicrobial resistance(AMR)is one of the major challenges in pathogenic infections,which endangers human health and brings devastating public health threats.Therefore,developing new materials to reduce the over-reli...Antimicrobial resistance(AMR)is one of the major challenges in pathogenic infections,which endangers human health and brings devastating public health threats.Therefore,developing new materials to reduce the over-reliance on antibiotics or to replace antibiotics is in great need to solve this problem.Conjugated polymers(CPs)with excellent light-harvesting properties and good biocompatibility are ideal candidate materials for combat-ting AMR through photodynamic antimicrobial therapy(PACT)by sensitizing oxygen and photothermal therapy(PTT)by light to heat conversion.Sig-nificant works of CPs-based antimicrobial approaches have been reported in recent years.Herein,we summarize the types of CPs-based antimicrobial materials,illustrate their antimicrobial mechanisms,and discuss their applications in combating AMR mainly by PACT or antimicrobial PTT.In addi-tion,we proposed some other antimicrobial treatment strategies based on CPs,hoping to provide inspiring insight for overcoming AMR.展开更多
Optical imaging, as an important molecular imaging modality, has emerged many attractions in studying the biological or molecular events both in cell level and living subject because of its high resolution and sensiti...Optical imaging, as an important molecular imaging modality, has emerged many attractions in studying the biological or molecular events both in cell level and living subject because of its high resolution and sensitivity, noninvasive manner and low cost. Herein, we bring novel insights into a water-soluble conjugated polyelectlyte by deeply studying its properties in cells. Poly（9, 9-bis（6＇-N,N,N-trimethylammonium hexyl）fluorene phenylene）（PFP）, a good biosensing material, was studied in this paper. The biocompatibility of PFP was investigated in different cells, and cell cycle analysis was carried out to explore the reasons of different biocompatibility of PFP to cells. After irradiation, fluorescence enhancement of blue emission and turn-on of long-wavelength emission of PFP in HepG2 cells was observed, which was first reported as far as we know. The differentiated biocompatibility of PFP and its particular imaging properties in cancer cells can help to guide the application of conjugated polymers in cells and provide a new dimension in designing sensitive and responsive imaging materials.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos 21773054,21905072,and 22077025)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(Nos.B2020202062,B2020202086)。
文摘Antimicrobial resistance(AMR)is one of the major challenges in pathogenic infections,which endangers human health and brings devastating public health threats.Therefore,developing new materials to reduce the over-reliance on antibiotics or to replace antibiotics is in great need to solve this problem.Conjugated polymers(CPs)with excellent light-harvesting properties and good biocompatibility are ideal candidate materials for combat-ting AMR through photodynamic antimicrobial therapy(PACT)by sensitizing oxygen and photothermal therapy(PTT)by light to heat conversion.Sig-nificant works of CPs-based antimicrobial approaches have been reported in recent years.Herein,we summarize the types of CPs-based antimicrobial materials,illustrate their antimicrobial mechanisms,and discuss their applications in combating AMR mainly by PACT or antimicrobial PTT.In addi-tion,we proposed some other antimicrobial treatment strategies based on CPs,hoping to provide inspiring insight for overcoming AMR.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21473220 and 51573002)the Major Research Plan of China (No. 2013CB932800) the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB12030300)
文摘Optical imaging, as an important molecular imaging modality, has emerged many attractions in studying the biological or molecular events both in cell level and living subject because of its high resolution and sensitivity, noninvasive manner and low cost. Herein, we bring novel insights into a water-soluble conjugated polyelectlyte by deeply studying its properties in cells. Poly（9, 9-bis（6＇-N,N,N-trimethylammonium hexyl）fluorene phenylene）（PFP）, a good biosensing material, was studied in this paper. The biocompatibility of PFP was investigated in different cells, and cell cycle analysis was carried out to explore the reasons of different biocompatibility of PFP to cells. After irradiation, fluorescence enhancement of blue emission and turn-on of long-wavelength emission of PFP in HepG2 cells was observed, which was first reported as far as we know. The differentiated biocompatibility of PFP and its particular imaging properties in cancer cells can help to guide the application of conjugated polymers in cells and provide a new dimension in designing sensitive and responsive imaging materials.
