Singlet oxygen photophysics: from liquid solvents to mammalian cells

M Bregnhøj, F Thorning, PR Ogilby - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular oxygen, O2, has long provided a cornerstone for studies in chemistry, physics,
and biology. Although the triplet ground state, O2 (X3Σg–), has garnered much attention, the …

Two-photon excitation nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy

Y Shen, AJ Shuhendler, D Ye, JJ Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-photon excitation (TPE) nanoparticle-based photosensitizers (PSs) that combine the
advantages of TPE and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

Biological applications of supramolecular assemblies designed for excitation energy transfer

HQ Peng, LY Niu, YZ Chen, LZ Wu, CH Tung… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Absorption of light by a molecule (donor, D) generates an excited state, which may
subsequently transfer the excitation to another chromophore (acceptor, A) in the vicinity …

Recent progress in efficient organic two-photon dyes for fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy

L Xu, J Zhang, L Yin, X Long, W Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-photon excitation has important advantages over conventional one-photon excitation
due to its charming advantages including longer-wavelength excitation, lower auto …

Design and development of fluorescent nanostructures for bioimaging

M Chen, M Yin - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Because fluorescence-based techniques are inherently sensitive, selective, convenient,
diverse, non-destructive, potentially real time and in situ, they have been widely used in …

Nanophotosensitizers toward advanced photodynamic therapy of Cancer

CK Lim, J Heo, S Shin, K Jeong, YH Seo, WD Jang… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment modality for selective destruction of
cancer and other diseases and involves the colocalization of light, oxygen, and a …

Conjugated polymer/porphyrin complexes for efficient energy transfer and improving light-activated antibacterial activity

C **ng, Q Xu, H Tang, L Liu… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - ACS Publications
With the increasing antibiotic resistance of microorganisms, there is a growing interest in the
design and development of new materials that are effective in killing bacteria to replace …

Enhancement of aggregation‐induced emission in dye‐encapsulating polymeric micelles for bioimaging

WC Wu, CY Chen, Y Tian, SH Jang… - Advanced functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Three amphiphilic block copolymers are employed to form polymeric micelles and function
as nanocarriers to disperse hydrophobic aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) dyes, 1, 1, 2 …

The design strategies and applications for organic multi-branched two-photon absorption chromophores with novel cores and branches: a recent review

L Xu, W Lin, B Huang, J Zhang, X Long… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Although organic multi-branched chromophores (OMBCs) have gained great progress in the
fields of two-photon absorption materials, the in-depth study on present OMBCs is still …