Multicomponent C−H Activation/Annulation Polymerizations Toward Structurally Regular Polyelectrolytes With Light‐Boosted Antibacterial Potency
up to 224700 g/mol) in good yields (up to 91.2%). The resulting polyelectrolytes exhibited excellent solubility and readily tunable photophysical properties, with fluorescence emission extending to the first near-infrared region. Moreover, these structurally regular conjugated polyelectrolytes exhibit synergistic photothermal and photodynamic effects, achieving potent light-enhanced antibacterial and antibiofilm activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant strains. This work provides a versatile polymerization platform for the precise synthesis of diverse functional polyelectrolytes with promising applications in optoelectronics and antimicrobial therapeutics.
Authors
- Ting Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7850-1313)
- J Zhang
- Dongyang Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-4265)
- Ben Zhong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-964X)
- Jiayang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0487-6574)
- Jun Zhu
- Dong Wang
- Haiyan Huang
- Xiaopeng Wang
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- Shenzhen Technology University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.5772470
- Primary Topic
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province