As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes
advantage of the cytotoxic activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated by …

This work provides an overview of the recent advances in the field of two-photon absorbing
chromophores active in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectral range. Herein the …

The development of fluorescent probes for the detection of biologically relevant species is a
burgeoning topic in the field of supramolecular chemistry. A number of available dyes such …

First reported by Farnum as much as 40 years ago, diketopyrrolopyrroles (2, 5‐
dihydropyrrolo [4, 3‐c] pyrrolo‐1, 4‐diones) are currently one of the most widely used dyes …

Two‐photon photodynamic therapy is a promising therapeutic method which requires the
development of sensitizers with efficient two‐photon absorption and singlet‐oxygen …

The way in which photons travel through biological tissues and subsequently become
scattered or absorbed is a key limitation for traditional optical medical imaging techniques …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive protocol for the treatment of various cancers
and nonmalignant diseases. Light, oxygen, and photosensitizer (PS) are the essential three …

A series of tetracationic quadrupolar chromophores containing three-coordinate boron π-
acceptors linked by different π-bridges, namely 4, 4′-biphenyl, 2, 7-pyrene, 2, 7-fluorene, 3 …

aza-BODIPY is a class of heteroatom-containing BODIPY analogues targeting near infrared
(NIR) chromophores and fluorophores. As a synthetic strategy towards aza-BODIPY …

A combined experimental and theoretical study of the two‐photon absorption (2PA)
properties of a series of quadrupolar molecules possessing a highly electron‐rich …