Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health

H Wang, Q Li, P Alam, H Bai, V Bhalla, MR Bryce… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light has profoundly impacted modern medicine and healthcare, with numerous
luminescent agents and imaging techniques currently being used to assess health and treat …

Metal-based photosensitizers as inducers of regulated cell death mechanisms

Y Zhang, BT Doan, G Gasser - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the last few decades, various forms of regulated cell death (RCD) have been
discovered and were found to improve cancer treatment. Although there are several reviews …

Organic photosensitizers for antimicrobial phototherapy

VN Nguyen, Z Zhao, BZ Tang, J Yoon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial infectious diseases, especially those caused by new and antibiotic-resistant
pathogenic microbes, have become a significant threat to global human health. As an …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

An ER‐targeted, viscosity‐sensitive hemicyanine dye for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver and photodynamic cancer therapy by activating pyroptosis pathway

S Zeng, Y Wang, C Chen, H Kim, X Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of molecular design, integrating diagnostic and therapeutic functions, aligns
with the general trend of modern medical advancement. Herein, we rationally designed the …

Multifunctional photoactive hydrogels for wound healing acceleration

A Maleki, J He, S Bochani, V Nosrati, MA Shahbazi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

Chitosan-based self-healing hydrogel dressing for wound healing

X Zhang, Y Liang, S Huang, B Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Skin has strong self-regenerative capacity, while severe skin defects do not heal without
appropriate treatment. Therefore, in order to cover the wound sites and hasten the healing …

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 …

Stimuli‐responsive antibacterial materials: molecular structures, design principles, and biomedical applications

X Wang, M Shan, S Zhang, X Chen, W Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Infections are regarded as the most severe complication associated with human health,
which are urgent to be solved. Stimuli‐responsive materials are appealing therapeutic …

Evaluation of structure–function relationships of aggregation-induced emission luminogens for simultaneous dual applications of specific discrimination and efficient …

M Kang, C Zhou, S Wu, B Yu, Z Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infectious diseases, especially those caused by Gram-positive bacteria, have been
seriously threatening human health. Preparation of a multifunctional system bearing both …