Aggregation-induced emission biomaterials for anti-pathogen medical applications: detecting, imaging and killing

作者：Zicong Zhang, Ziwei Deng, Lixun Zhu, Jialin Zeng, Xu Min Cai, Zijie Qiu, Zheng Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang · 发表于：Regenerative Biomaterials · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1093/rb/rbad044 · 被引用次数：29 · 研究领域：Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials、Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics、Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications

Microbial pathogens, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, greatly threaten the global public health. For pathogen infections, early diagnosis and precise treatment are essential to cut the mortality rate. The emergence of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) biomaterials provides an effective and promising tool for the theranostics of pathogen infections. In this review, the recent advances about AIE biomaterials for anti-pathogen theranostics are summarized. With the excellent sensitivity and photostability, AIE biomaterials have been widely applied for precise diagnosis of pathogens. Besides, different types of anti-pathogen methods based on AIE biomaterials will be presented in detail, including chemotherapy and phototherapy. Finally, the existing deficiencies and future development of AIE biomaterials for anti-pathogen applications will be discussed.