One-for-all phototheranostics: Single component AIE dots as multi-modality theranostic agent for fluorescence-photoacoustic imaging-guided synergistic cancer therapy

Construction of single component theranostic agent with one-for-all features to concurrently afford both multi-modality imaging and therapy is an appealing yet significantly challenging task. Herein, a type of luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics are tactfully designed and facilely synthesized. These AIE luminogens (AIEgens) exhibit long emission wavelengths, good photostability, remarkable biocompatibility, good...