The invention relates to a method for selectively imaging capsulated
bacteria with
tetraphenylethylene derivatives. The method involved in the present invention includes the design and synthesis of a positively charged compound with aggregation-induced luminescent properties with tetraphenylethenyl as the skeleton, wherein the probe with two positive charges has better
membrane penetration ability and can Efficiently stains thick-capsulated
bacteria, whereas single-charge probes only
stain common
bacteria. At the same time, by connecting different
electron-donating and accepting groups, the
emission spectrum of the probe molecule can be adjusted. This method utilizes the
charge number of the compound, the difference in the
fluorescence signal and the difference in the ability to penetrate the membrane, and the combination of single and double charges to selectively image the pod. Membrane bacteria, which solves the problem that
capsule bacteria are difficult to
stain. The compounds involved in the method have good photostability and
fluorescence imaging ability; they can be used for bacterial
fluorescence imaging and dynamic visual tracking; they can selectively recognize capsulated bacteria, and have potential application value in realizing
rapid imaging diagnosis of pathogens.