Fluorescence-guided surgery is a rapidly growing field that has produced some of the most
important innovations in surgical oncology in the past decade. These intraoperative imaging …

Phototherapy including photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) has
attracted great attention. However, applications of some photosensitizers remain an obstacle …

We report surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies on indocyanine green (ICG)
on colloidal silver and gold and demonstrate a novel optical probe for applications in living …

Spectroscopic, photochemical and biological properties of indocyanine green (ICG) are
presented. Light over 800 nm is effectively absorbed by ICG. This property as well as …

The NIR absorptivity of the metallotexaphyrin derivatives MMn, MGd, and MLu for
photoacoustic (PA)-based imaging is explored in this study. All three complexes …

Photonics of biopolymers discusses the processes of energy transformation in photoexcited
proteins, nucleic acids, membranes and model systems. The author addresses, among other …

In vivo fluorescent imaging by using the new contrast agents emitted at short-wavelength
infrared region (NIR II, 1000–1700​ nm) presents an unprecedent advantages in imaging …

Cyanine fluorescent dyes are attractive diagnostic or therapeutic agents due to their
excellent optical properties. However, in free form, their use in biological applications is …

Nature employs self-assembly to fabricate the most complex molecularly precise machinery
known to man. Heteromolecular, two-dimensional self-assembled networks provide a route …

A uniform ultra-small (< 10 nm) nanosized dendritic composite was reported for combined
photothermal-chemotherapy, wherein a giant ring-like polymolybdate cluster was introduced …