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 …

BODIPY as a Multifunctional Theranostic Reagent in Biomedicine: Self‐Assembly, Properties, and Applications

HB Cheng, X Cao, S Zhang, K Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) in biomedicine is reviewed. To open, its
synthesis and regulatory strategies are summarized, and inspiring cutting‐edge work in post …

The emerging role of photoacoustic imaging in clinical oncology

L Lin, LV Wang - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2022 - nature.com
Clinical oncology can benefit substantially from imaging technologies that reveal
physiological characteristics with multiscale observations. Complementing conventional …

Molecular probes for autofluorescence-free optical imaging

Y Jiang, K Pu - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Optical imaging is an indispensable tool in clinical diagnostics and fundamental biomedical
research. Autofluorescence-free optical imaging, which eliminates real-time optical …

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 …

Label-free intraoperative histology of bone tissue via deep-learning-assisted ultraviolet photoacoustic microscopy

R Cao, SD Nelson, S Davis, Y Liang, Y Luo… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Obtaining frozen sections of bone tissue for intraoperative examination is challenging. To
identify the bony edge of resection, orthopaedic oncologists therefore rely on pre-operative …

Longitudinal intravital imaging of mouse placenta

X Zhu, Q Huang, L Jiang, VT Nguyen, T Vu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Studying placental functions is crucial for understanding pregnancy complications. However,
imaging placenta is challenging due to its depth, volume, and motion distortions. In this …

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 …

Bioapplications of small molecule Aza-BODIPY: from rational structural design to in vivo investigations

Z Shi, X Han, W Hu, H Bai, B Peng, L Ji, Q Fan… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) belongs to a family of organoboron compounds,
commercialized as fluorescent dyes by Invitrogen™. As BODIPY derivatives, Aza-boron …

Plasmonic photothermal nanoparticles for biomedical applications

M Kim, JH Lee, JM Nam - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances of plasmonic nanoparticles include fascinating developments in the fields
of energy, catalyst chemistry, optics, biotechnology, and medicine. The plasmonic …