Anthraquinone‐Based Electron Reservoir‐Pump Photosensitizer Generating Radical Ion Pairs for Metabolism‐Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
), facilitating intersystem crossing. Notably, AQTPE nanoparticles exhibited potent type I photodynamic activity and robust tumor suppression even under hypoxic conditions. This study establishes a molecular electronegativity-modulation framework for integrating electron reservoir-pump systems within single-component photosensitizers, offering a general design principle for next-generation metabolism-targeted and hypoxia-tolerant photosensitizers.
Authors
- Jinjun Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-8073)
- S.S. Wang
- Xiaochen Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-9059)
- Xinyu Xie
- Weili Wang
- Tian Zhang
Institutions
- Jiangsu Normal University (CN)
- Nanjing Tech University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.9985126
- Primary Topic
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province