Abstract
With the emergence and global spread of bacterial resistance, pathogenic bacterial infections have become a serious threat to human health. Thus, therapeutic strategies with highly antibacterial efficacy and a low tendency to induce drug resistance are strongly desired to combat bacterial infections. Here, an ultra-efficient photodynamic/chemodynamic theranostics platform is developed by intercalating an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizer, TPCI, into the nanolayers of iron-bearing montmorillonite (MMT). The formed TPCI/MMT composite can not only perform efficient photodynamic therapy (PDT) through a burst generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) upon white light illumination but also continuously implement chemodynamic therapy (CDT) by converting endogenous hydrogen peroxide into highly toxic hydroxyl radicals (•OH) due to iron release. In addition, the fluorescence of TPCI/MMT can be activated due to the AIE feature of TPCI, which helps guide the location of the antimicrobials. The combination of such powerful bombs (PDT) and unremitting ambushes (CDT) in TPCI/MMT can synergistically and effectively eliminate bacteria and promote faster wound healing in vivo with good biocompatibility and low side effects. The smart and simple design of TPCI/MMT provides a representative paradigm for achieving efficient antimicrobials to combat the coming resistance crisis.
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