Issue 15, 2026
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Chemical Communications

Cationic donor–π–acceptor AIEgen enabling dual-mode reactive oxygen species generation for antibacterial photodynamic therapy

Hongyu Dai,a   Zeyao Yu,b   Yuanpeng Song,a   Riliga Wu,a   Chengcheng Zhou, ORCID logo b   Yang Liu,*c   Weijiang Guan ORCID logo *a  and  Chao Lu ORCID logo *ad  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
E-mail: wjguan@mail.buct.edu.cn, luchao@mail.buct.edu.cn

b School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China

c Center of Basic Medical Research, Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
E-mail: yliu_pu3h@bjmu.edu.cn

d Pingyuan Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Abstract

A cationic D–π–A AIE-active photosensitizer was designed to efficiently generate type I/II ROS under white light, enabling rapid imaging and photodynamic eradication of Staphylococcus aureus.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC06224A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Oct 2025
Accepted
28 Jan 2026
First published
29 Jan 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026,62, 4523-4527

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Cationic donor–π–acceptor AIEgen enabling dual-mode reactive oxygen species generation for antibacterial photodynamic therapy

H. Dai, Z. Yu, Y. Song, R. Wu, C. Zhou, Y. Liu, W. Guan and C. Lu, Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 4523 DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06224A

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