An Escherichia coli reduction-powered supramolecular polymerization is reported,leading to the fabrication of a near-infrared(NIR)photothermal antibacterial agent in situ.To this end,a bifunctional monomer containing ...An Escherichia coli reduction-powered supramolecular polymerization is reported,leading to the fabrication of a near-infrared(NIR)photothermal antibacterial agent in situ.To this end,a bifunctional monomer containing two viologen moieties was designed.WhenincubatingE.coli with thebifunctional monomer and cucurbit[8]uril,viologen moieties were reduced to viologen cation radicals by E.coli,and a supramolecular polymer with supramolecular dimers of viologen cation radicals integrated into the main chain was fabricated on the surface of E.coli.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21890730,21890731,21821001,and 22071132).P.Z.was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21771103 and 21977047)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(nos.BK20200058 and BK20202004)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(grant no.14380205).
文摘An Escherichia coli reduction-powered supramolecular polymerization is reported,leading to the fabrication of a near-infrared(NIR)photothermal antibacterial agent in situ.To this end,a bifunctional monomer containing two viologen moieties was designed.WhenincubatingE.coli with thebifunctional monomer and cucurbit[8]uril,viologen moieties were reduced to viologen cation radicals by E.coli,and a supramolecular polymer with supramolecular dimers of viologen cation radicals integrated into the main chain was fabricated on the surface of E.coli.
