Malignant brain tumors, a heterogeneous group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in the
central nervous system (CNS), are notorious for their highly invasive and devastating …

Abstract Singlet oxygen (1 O 2) generation is an essential function of photosensitizer (PS) as
applied to photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. As illustrated in the Jablonski diagram …

Phototheranostics have emerged and flourished as a promising pattern for cancer
theranostics owing to their precise photoinduced diagnosis and therapeutic to meet the …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with an oxygen-dependent character is a noninvasive
therapeutic method for cancer treatment. However, its clinical therapeutic effect is greatly …

Organic phototheranostics simultaneously having fluorescence in the second near‐infrared
(NIR‐II, 1000–1700 nm) window, and photothermal and photodynamic functions possess …

Conjugated small‐molecule (CSM) phototheranostic agents that operate in the second near‐
infrared (NIR‐II) region have garnered significant attention in the field of biomedicine …

Hypoxia featured in malignant tumors and the short lifespan of photo-induced reactive
oxygen species (ROS) are two major issues that limit the efficiency of photodynamic therapy …

Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) with second near infrared (NIR-II)
fluorescence and photothermal therapy (PTT) have recently attracted great research interest …

Clinical phototheranostic agents suffer from low absorption in near-infrared (NIR) region,
decreasing singlet oxygen quantum yield (1 O 2 QY) caused by aggregation in water, and …

New integrated cancer therapy and diagnosis strategies, such as fluorescence imaging,
photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy, have become a major research topic …