In situ self-assembly for cancer therapy and imaging

J Kim, S Lee, Y Kim, M Choi, I Lee, E Kim… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
In situ self-assembly—the in situ formation of complex materials via biochemical reactions of
monomers—has enhanced the efficacy of drug delivery for cancer therapy and imaging. So …

Recent advances in contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging: overcoming the physical and practical challenges

W Choi, B Park, S Choi, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

J‐aggregation strategy toward potentiated NIR‐II fluorescence bioimaging of molecular fluorophores

X Hu, C Zhu, F Sun, Z Chen, J Zou, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Molecular fluorophores emitting in the second near‐infrared (NIR‐II, 1000–1700 nm)
window with strong optical harvesting and high quantum yields hold great potential for in …

Ultrasound-based micro-/nanosystems for biomedical applications

H Huang, Y Zheng, M Chang, J Song, L **a… - Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

Chemical design of activatable photoacoustic probes for precise biomedical applications

Y Liu, L Teng, B Yin, H Meng, X Yin, S Huan… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that
integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in …

The chemistry of organic contrast agents in the NIR‐II window

J Mu, M **ao, Y Shi, X Geng, H Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Optical imaging, especially fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging, is a non‐invasive
imaging approach with high spatial and temporal resolution and high sensitivity, compared …

Organic optoelectronic materials: A rising star of bioimaging and phototherapy

KW Lee, Y Wan, Z Huang, Q Zhao, S Li… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recently, many organic optoelectronic materials (OOMs), especially those used in organic
light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic solar cells (OSCs), and organic field‐effect …

Semiconducting polymer nano-PROTACs for activatable photo-immunometabolic cancer therapy

C Zhang, Z Zeng, D Cui, S He, Y Jiang, J Li… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Immunometabolic intervention has been applied to treat cancer via inhibition of certain
enzymes associated with intratumoral metabolism. However, small-molecule inhibitors and …

Design of superior phototheranostic agents guided by Jablonski diagrams

G Feng, GQ Zhang, D Ding - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Phototheranostics represents a promising direction for modern precision medicine, which
has recently attracted great research interest from multidisciplinary research areas. Organic …

Aggregation‐induced emission: new vistas at the aggregate level

Z Zhao, H Zhang, JWY Lam… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) describes a photophysical phenomenon in which
molecular aggregates exhibit stronger emission than the single molecules. Over the course …