Imaging: Chemiluminescent and Antioxidant Micelles as Theranostic Agents for Hydrogen Peroxide Associated‐Inflammatory Diseases (Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2012)

Chemiluminescent micelles contain polyoxalate and fluorophore in the core and are capable of performing a peroxalate chemiluminescence reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is generated in large amounts during inflammatory responses. As reported by Dongwon Lee and co-workers on page 4038, diffusion of hydrogen peroxide into the interior of chemiluminescent micelles initiates the peroxalate chemiluminescence reaction and subsequent light emission, allowing the detection of inflammatory diseases.