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A light-up probe with aggregation-induced emission characteristics (AIE) for selective imaging, naked-eye detection and photodynamic killing of Gram-positive bacteria

  • Guangxue Feng
  • , Youyong Yuan
  • , Hu Fang
  • , Ruoyu Zhang
  • , Bengang Xing
  • , Guanxin Zhang
  • , Deqing Zhang*
  • , Bin Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National University of Singapore
  • Peking University
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

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Abstract

We report the design and synthesis of a red fluorescent AIE light-up probe for selective recognition, naked-eye detection, and image-guided photodynamic killing of Gram-positive bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus strains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12490-12493
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume51
Issue number62
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

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