The treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater(ANW)has garnered significant attention due to the ecology,and even biology is under increasing threat from over discharge ANW.Conventional ANW treatment methods often encou...The treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater(ANW)has garnered significant attention due to the ecology,and even biology is under increasing threat from over discharge ANW.Conventional ANW treatment methods often encounter challenges such as complex processes,high costs and secondary pollution.Considerable progress has been made in employing solar-induced evaporators for wastewater treatment.However,there remain notable barriers to transitioning from fundamental research to practical applications,including insufficient evaporation rates and inadequate resistance to biofouling.Herein,we propose a novel evaporator,which comprises a bio-enzyme-treated wood aerogel that serves as water pumping and storage layer,a cost-effective multi-walled carbon nanotubes coated hydrophobic/hydrophilic fibrous nonwoven mat functioning as photothermal evaporation layer,and aggregation-induced emission(AIE)molecules incorporated as anti-biofouling agent.The resultant bioinspired evaporator demonstrates a high evaporation rate of 12.83 kg m^(−2) h^(−1) when treating simulated ANW containing 30 wt%NH4Cl under 1.0 sun of illumination.AIE-doped evaporator exhibits remarkable photodynamic antibacterial activity against mildew and bacteria,ensuring outstanding resistance to biofouling over extended periods of wastewater treatment.When enhanced by natural wind under 1.0 sun irradiation,the evaporator achieves an impressive evaporation rate exceeding 20 kg m^(−2) h^(−1) .This advancement represents a promising and viable approach for the effective removal of ammonia nitrogen wastewater.展开更多
Prostate cancer(PCa)is characterized by high incidence and propensity for easy metastasis,presenting significant challenges in clinical diagnosis and treatment.Tumor microenvironment(TME)-responsive nanomaterials prov...Prostate cancer(PCa)is characterized by high incidence and propensity for easy metastasis,presenting significant challenges in clinical diagnosis and treatment.Tumor microenvironment(TME)-responsive nanomaterials provide a promising prospect for imaging-guided precision therapy.Considering that tumor-derived alkaline phosphatase(ALP)is over-expressed in metastatic PCa,it makes a great chance to develop a theranostics system with ALP responsive in the TME.Herein,an ALP-responsive aggregationinduced emission luminogens(AIEgens)nanoprobe AMNF self-assembly was designed for enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic PCa.The nanoprobe exhibited self-aggregation in the presence of ALP resulted in aggregation-induced fluorescence,and enhanced accumulation and prolonged retention period at the tumor site.In terms of detection,the fluorescence(FL)/computed tomography(CT)/magnetic resonance(MR)multi-mode imaging effect of nanoprobe was significantly improved post-aggregation,enabling precise diagnosis through the amalgamation of multiple imaging modes.Enhanced CT/MR imaging can achieve assist preoperative tumor diagnosis,and enhanced FL imaging technology can achieve“intraoperative visual navigation”,showing its potential application value in clinical tumor detection and surgical guidance.In terms of treatment,AMNF showed strong absorption in the near infrared region after aggregation,which improved the photothermal treatment effect.Overall,our work developed an effective aggregation-enhanced theranostic strategy for ALP-related cancers.展开更多
Diseases associated with bacterial infection,especially those caused by gram-negative bacteria,have been posing a serious threat to human health.Photodynamic therapy based on aggregation-induced emission(AIE)photosens...Diseases associated with bacterial infection,especially those caused by gram-negative bacteria,have been posing a serious threat to human health.Photodynamic therapy based on aggregation-induced emission(AIE)photosensitizer have recently emerged and provided a promising approach for bacterial discrimination and efficient photodynamic antimicrobial applications.However,they often suffer from the shorter excitation wavelength and lower molar extinction coefficients in the visible region,severely limiting their further applications.Herein,three novel BF_(2)-curcuminoid-based AIE photosensitizers,TBBC,TBC and TBBC-C8,have been rationally designed and successfully developed,in which OCH_(3)-and OC_(8)H_(17)-substituted tetraphenylethene(TPE)groups serve as both electron donor(D)and AIE active moieties,BF_(2)bdk group functions as electron acceptor(A),and styrene(or ethylene)group asπ-bridge in this D-π-A-π-D system,respectively.As expected,these resulting BF_(2)-curcuminoids presented solvent-dependent photophysical properties with large molar extinction coefficients in solutions and excellent AIE properties.Notably,TBBC showed an effective singlet oxygen generation efficiency thanks to the smaller singlet-triplet energy gap(△E_(ST)),and remarkable photostability under green light exposure at 530nm(8.9 mW/cm^(2)).More importantly,TBBC was demonstrated effectiveness in selective staining and photodynamic killing of Escherichia coli(E.coli)in vitro probably due to its optimal molecular size compared with TBC and TBBC-C8.Therefore,TBBC will have great potential as a novel AIE photosensitizer to apply in the discrimination and selective sterilization between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.展开更多
This work reported an AIE fluorescent probe for tumor imaging based on the p H induced self-assembly strategy. The fluorescent probe was composed of an acid-responsive soluble copolymer PEG-b-PAMA-DMMA with a maleic a...This work reported an AIE fluorescent probe for tumor imaging based on the p H induced self-assembly strategy. The fluorescent probe was composed of an acid-responsive soluble copolymer PEG-b-PAMA-DMMA with a maleic acid amide group and an anionic soluble aggregation-induced emission fluorogen(AIEgen) TPE-2SO_(3)^(-). The polymer could be transformed into a protonated amine-containing polymer after the hydrolysis of maleic acid amide in acidic tumor microenvironment, which would be further self-assembled with TPE-2SO_(3)^(-)to form aggregated nanoparticles. The transition of TPE-2SO_(3)^(-)from dispersed state to aggregated state led to an obvious increase in fluorescence intensity due to its AIE characteristics.展开更多
The combination of diagnostic and therapeutic agents in the form of theranostic platforms to enhance tumor therapeutic efficacy is receiving increasing attention in recent years.However,simultaneous encapsulation,embe...The combination of diagnostic and therapeutic agents in the form of theranostic platforms to enhance tumor therapeutic efficacy is receiving increasing attention in recent years.However,simultaneous encapsulation,embedding or conjugation of various agents to traditional theranostic nanocarriers always require intricate synthetic process.Herein,a supramolecular drug-drug self-delivery nanosystem(DSDN)based on a newly developed aggregation-induced emission(AIE)photosensitizer(CBTM)and an anti-tumor tyroservaltide(YSV)was constructed for near-infrared(NIR)fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic/chemotherapy of tumor.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and dynamic light scattering(DLS)confirmed that YSV and CBTM could co-assemble into YSV/CBTM nanoparticles,with regular round-shape morphology and homogeneous size.Inspiringly,YSV/CBTM nanoparticles could effectively overcome the aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ)effect,and enter CT26 tumor cells with a high NIR fluorescence emission,allowing preoperative diagnosis.Meanwhile,the as-prepared YSV/CBTM could efficiently generate reactive oxygen species(ROS)under NIR light irradiation,exhibiting photodynamic ablation of tumor cells.More importantly,the peptide drug of YSV not only improved the availability of CBTM nanoparticles,but also served as a toxic adjuvant to enhance the photodynamic therapy(PDT)efficacy of CBTM.In vitro and in vivo assays revealed that most of colorectal tumor cells and tumor tissues were thoroughly ablated by photodynamic-chemotherapy integrated nanoparticles,resulting in longer survival of tumor-bearing mice.Regarding the advantages of the YSV/CBTM nanosystem,we believe this research could offer valuable guidance for the design of nanodrugs with high performance for cancer theranostics.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52203226)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2232023G-06).
文摘The treatment of ammonia nitrogen wastewater(ANW)has garnered significant attention due to the ecology,and even biology is under increasing threat from over discharge ANW.Conventional ANW treatment methods often encounter challenges such as complex processes,high costs and secondary pollution.Considerable progress has been made in employing solar-induced evaporators for wastewater treatment.However,there remain notable barriers to transitioning from fundamental research to practical applications,including insufficient evaporation rates and inadequate resistance to biofouling.Herein,we propose a novel evaporator,which comprises a bio-enzyme-treated wood aerogel that serves as water pumping and storage layer,a cost-effective multi-walled carbon nanotubes coated hydrophobic/hydrophilic fibrous nonwoven mat functioning as photothermal evaporation layer,and aggregation-induced emission(AIE)molecules incorporated as anti-biofouling agent.The resultant bioinspired evaporator demonstrates a high evaporation rate of 12.83 kg m^(−2) h^(−1) when treating simulated ANW containing 30 wt%NH4Cl under 1.0 sun of illumination.AIE-doped evaporator exhibits remarkable photodynamic antibacterial activity against mildew and bacteria,ensuring outstanding resistance to biofouling over extended periods of wastewater treatment.When enhanced by natural wind under 1.0 sun irradiation,the evaporator achieves an impressive evaporation rate exceeding 20 kg m^(−2) h^(−1) .This advancement represents a promising and viable approach for the effective removal of ammonia nitrogen wastewater.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province(No.SKL202302002)Key Research and Development project of Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.20210204142YY)+2 种基金The Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province(No.2020122256JC)Beijing Kechuang Medical Development Foundation Fund of China(No.KC2023-JX-0186BQ079)Talent Reserve Program(TRP),the First Hospital of Jilin University(No.JDYY-TRP-2024007)。
文摘Prostate cancer(PCa)is characterized by high incidence and propensity for easy metastasis,presenting significant challenges in clinical diagnosis and treatment.Tumor microenvironment(TME)-responsive nanomaterials provide a promising prospect for imaging-guided precision therapy.Considering that tumor-derived alkaline phosphatase(ALP)is over-expressed in metastatic PCa,it makes a great chance to develop a theranostics system with ALP responsive in the TME.Herein,an ALP-responsive aggregationinduced emission luminogens(AIEgens)nanoprobe AMNF self-assembly was designed for enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic PCa.The nanoprobe exhibited self-aggregation in the presence of ALP resulted in aggregation-induced fluorescence,and enhanced accumulation and prolonged retention period at the tumor site.In terms of detection,the fluorescence(FL)/computed tomography(CT)/magnetic resonance(MR)multi-mode imaging effect of nanoprobe was significantly improved post-aggregation,enabling precise diagnosis through the amalgamation of multiple imaging modes.Enhanced CT/MR imaging can achieve assist preoperative tumor diagnosis,and enhanced FL imaging technology can achieve“intraoperative visual navigation”,showing its potential application value in clinical tumor detection and surgical guidance.In terms of treatment,AMNF showed strong absorption in the near infrared region after aggregation,which improved the photothermal treatment effect.Overall,our work developed an effective aggregation-enhanced theranostic strategy for ALP-related cancers.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32101150)Key Scientific Research Project of Higher Education of Henan Province(No.22A430007)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(No.222300420501)the Science and Technology Project of Henan Province(No.242102230119)Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College students in China(No.202310482001).
文摘Diseases associated with bacterial infection,especially those caused by gram-negative bacteria,have been posing a serious threat to human health.Photodynamic therapy based on aggregation-induced emission(AIE)photosensitizer have recently emerged and provided a promising approach for bacterial discrimination and efficient photodynamic antimicrobial applications.However,they often suffer from the shorter excitation wavelength and lower molar extinction coefficients in the visible region,severely limiting their further applications.Herein,three novel BF_(2)-curcuminoid-based AIE photosensitizers,TBBC,TBC and TBBC-C8,have been rationally designed and successfully developed,in which OCH_(3)-and OC_(8)H_(17)-substituted tetraphenylethene(TPE)groups serve as both electron donor(D)and AIE active moieties,BF_(2)bdk group functions as electron acceptor(A),and styrene(or ethylene)group asπ-bridge in this D-π-A-π-D system,respectively.As expected,these resulting BF_(2)-curcuminoids presented solvent-dependent photophysical properties with large molar extinction coefficients in solutions and excellent AIE properties.Notably,TBBC showed an effective singlet oxygen generation efficiency thanks to the smaller singlet-triplet energy gap(△E_(ST)),and remarkable photostability under green light exposure at 530nm(8.9 mW/cm^(2)).More importantly,TBBC was demonstrated effectiveness in selective staining and photodynamic killing of Escherichia coli(E.coli)in vitro probably due to its optimal molecular size compared with TBC and TBBC-C8.Therefore,TBBC will have great potential as a novel AIE photosensitizer to apply in the discrimination and selective sterilization between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2021YFC2103100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51873097 and 21674058)。
文摘This work reported an AIE fluorescent probe for tumor imaging based on the p H induced self-assembly strategy. The fluorescent probe was composed of an acid-responsive soluble copolymer PEG-b-PAMA-DMMA with a maleic acid amide group and an anionic soluble aggregation-induced emission fluorogen(AIEgen) TPE-2SO_(3)^(-). The polymer could be transformed into a protonated amine-containing polymer after the hydrolysis of maleic acid amide in acidic tumor microenvironment, which would be further self-assembled with TPE-2SO_(3)^(-)to form aggregated nanoparticles. The transition of TPE-2SO_(3)^(-)from dispersed state to aggregated state led to an obvious increase in fluorescence intensity due to its AIE characteristics.
基金financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52173295,52273313,22377152,52202357)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,South-Central Minzu University(Nos.CZQ23036,CZY22005)the Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan-Basic Research(No.2023020201010150)。
文摘The combination of diagnostic and therapeutic agents in the form of theranostic platforms to enhance tumor therapeutic efficacy is receiving increasing attention in recent years.However,simultaneous encapsulation,embedding or conjugation of various agents to traditional theranostic nanocarriers always require intricate synthetic process.Herein,a supramolecular drug-drug self-delivery nanosystem(DSDN)based on a newly developed aggregation-induced emission(AIE)photosensitizer(CBTM)and an anti-tumor tyroservaltide(YSV)was constructed for near-infrared(NIR)fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic/chemotherapy of tumor.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and dynamic light scattering(DLS)confirmed that YSV and CBTM could co-assemble into YSV/CBTM nanoparticles,with regular round-shape morphology and homogeneous size.Inspiringly,YSV/CBTM nanoparticles could effectively overcome the aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ)effect,and enter CT26 tumor cells with a high NIR fluorescence emission,allowing preoperative diagnosis.Meanwhile,the as-prepared YSV/CBTM could efficiently generate reactive oxygen species(ROS)under NIR light irradiation,exhibiting photodynamic ablation of tumor cells.More importantly,the peptide drug of YSV not only improved the availability of CBTM nanoparticles,but also served as a toxic adjuvant to enhance the photodynamic therapy(PDT)efficacy of CBTM.In vitro and in vivo assays revealed that most of colorectal tumor cells and tumor tissues were thoroughly ablated by photodynamic-chemotherapy integrated nanoparticles,resulting in longer survival of tumor-bearing mice.Regarding the advantages of the YSV/CBTM nanosystem,we believe this research could offer valuable guidance for the design of nanodrugs with high performance for cancer theranostics.
