Redox-switchable multicolor luminescent polymers for theragnosis of osteoarthritis

Autor: Chuan Peng, Yuling Zhu, Kaibo Zhang, Yiwei Wang, Yi Zheng, Yang Liu, Weili Fu, Hong Tan, Qiang Fu, Mingming Ding
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54473-x
Popis: Abstract Nonaromatic and nonconjugated fluorescent materials have garnered increasing attention in recent years. However, most non-classical chromophores are derived from electro-rich nitrogen and oxygen atoms, which suffer from short emission wavelengths, low efficiency, limited responsiveness, and obscure luminescence mechanisms. Here we present an emission mechanism in bioactive polycysteine, an aliphatic polymer that displays polymerization- and aggregation-induced emission, high quantum yield, and multicolor emission properties. We show that the hydrogen atoms bonded to the sulfur atoms play a crucial role in luminescence. This enables reversible modulation of polymer fluorescence under reducing and oxidizing conditions, facilitating specific imaging and quantitative detection of redox species in cells and in vivo. Furthermore, the polymer exhibits better anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activities compared to first-line clinical antioxidants, offering a promising platform for in vivo theragnosis of diseases such as osteoarthritis.
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