Recent progress in photosensitizers for overcoming the challenges of photodynamic therapy: from molecular design to application

X Zhao, J Liu, J Fan, H Chao, X Peng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a therapeutic mode involving light triggering, has been
recognized as an attractive oncotherapy treatment. However, nonnegligible challenges …

Analyzing microplastics with Nile Red: Emerging trends, challenges, and prospects

VC Shruti, F Pérez-Guevara, PD Roy… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and applications of effective analytical techniques for identification and
quantification of microplastics in diverse spheres are increasing in the scientific arena. Nile …

Supramolecular luminescent sensors

TL Mako, JM Racicot, M Levine - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

Design and application of fluorescent probes to detect cellular physical microenvironments

J Ma, R Sun, K **a, Q **a, Y Liu, X Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
The microenvironment is indispensable for functionality of various biomacromolecules,
subcellular compartments, living cells, and organisms. In particular, physical properties …

Monitoring amyloid aggregation via a twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-based fluorescent sensor array

C Wang, W Jiang, D Tan, L Huang, J Li, Q Qiao… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Imaging amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation is critical for understanding the pathology and aiding
the pre-symptomatic intervention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Amyloid aggregation consists …

The glowing potential of Nile red for microplastics Identification: Science and mechanism of fluorescence staining

D Ho, S Liu, H Wei, KG Karthikeyan - Microchemical Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantification and identification of microplastics (MPs)(plastics< 5 mm) remain challenging
due to the current laborious, inconsistent, and time-intensive measurement techniques. A …

A short review on NIR-II organic small molecule dyes

L Li, X Dong, J Li, J Wei - Dyes and Pigments, 2020 - Elsevier
Small organic molecules with absorption and/or fluorescence emission in the second near-
infrared (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) bio-window attracted much attention in the past decades …

[HTML][HTML] When toxicity of plastic particles comes from their fluorescent dye: a preliminary study involving neotropical Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles and polyethylene …

G Malafaia, TM da Luz, MAI Ahmed, S Karthi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The toxicity of microplastics (MPs) has been demonstrated in several previous studies,
exposing different model organisms to fluorescent-labeled particles. However, many of …