Tumor Bioimaging: Morphology-Tailoring of a Red AIEgen from Microsized Rods to Nanospheres for Tumor-Targeted Bioimaging (Adv. Mater. 16/2016).
Y. Li, W. Zhu, and co-workers develop a convenient and versatile "make-up" strategy to modulate the micro-sized rods of a near-infrared-emissive AIEgen probe integrated into nanospheres via a self-assembly encapsulation process, as presented on page 3187. The obtained nanospheres outperform microrods in terms of brightness, photostability, biocompatibility, tumor-accumulation, and targeting ability, making them perfect bioprobes for tumor-targeted bioimaging.
Lab of Low-Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Yongsheng
Y
Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Andong
A
Shao
Lab of Low-Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Yao
Y
Wang
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Ju
J
Mei
Lab of Low-Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Dechao
D
Niu
Lab of Low-Dimensional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Jinlou
J
Gu
State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Ping
P
Shi
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
Weihong
W
Zhu
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
He
H
Tian
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China.
Jianlin
J
Shi
bioimaging; modulation; morphology; photostability; tumor targeting