Abstract

Photodynamic therapy is becoming increasingly popular for combat of bacteria. In the clinical photodynamic combat of bacteria, one critical issue is to avoid the potential damage to the host since the reactive oxygen species produced by photosensitizers are also harmful to mammalian cells. In this work, we report an aggregation-induced-emission-active bacterial inhibitor and photosensitizer, OEO-TPE-MEM (OTM), for the imaging, killing, and light-enhanced inactivation of bacteria. OTM could efficiently bind to and kill Gram-positive bacteria, while its affinity to Gram-negative bacteria is lower, and a higher OTM concentration is required for killing Gram-negative bacteria. OTM is also an efficient photosensitizer and could efficiently sensitize the production of reactive oxygen species, which enhances its killing effect on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. More interestingly, OTM is very biocompatible with normal mammalian cells both in the dark and under light irradiation. OTM in mice models with bacteria-infected wounds could promote the healing of infected wounds without affecting their organs and blood parameters, which makes it an excellent candidate for clinical applications.

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