Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence-emitting small organic molecules for cancer imaging and therapy

H Li, Y Kim, H Jung, JY Hyun, I Shin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores have unique features that endow them with several
advantages over conventional shorter wavelength emitting dyes. As a result, they have been …

Versatile types of inorganic/organic NIR-IIa/IIb fluorophores: from strategic design toward molecular imaging and theranostics

Y Liu, Y Li, S Koo, Y Sun, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Pan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

Photoluminescence mechanism of carbon dots: triggering high-color-purity red fluorescence emission through edge amino protonation

Q Zhang, R Wang, B Feng, X Zhong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Due to complex structure and surface functionalities, photoluminescence mechanisms of
Carbon Dots are unknown, and it is challenging to synthesize Carbon Dots to achieve the …

Advanced fluorescence imaging technology in the near-infrared-II window for biomedical applications

C Li, G Chen, Y Zhang, F Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence imaging has become a fundamental tool for biomedical applications;
nevertheless, its intravital imaging capacity in the conventional wavelength range (400–950 …

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 …

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 …

Molecular engineering of NIR‐II fluorophores for improved biomedical detection

Z Lei, F Zhang - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of fluorophores for the second near‐infrared window (NIR‐II, 1000–1700
nm) represents an emerging, significant, and vibrant field in analytic chemistry, chemical …

First-in-human liver-tumour surgery guided by multispectral fluorescence imaging in the visible and near-infrared-I/II windows

Z Hu, C Fang, B Li, Z Zhang, C Cao, M Cai… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
The second near-infrared wavelength window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm) enables
fluorescence imaging of tissue with enhanced contrast at depths of millimetres and at …

Management of fluorescent organic/inorganic nanohybrids for biomedical applications in the NIR-II region

B Li, M Zhao, J Lin, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II, 100–1700 nm) window
provides great potential for visualizing physiological and pathological processes, owing to …

Acceptor engineering for NIR-II dyes with high photochemical and biomedical performance

A Ji, H Lou, C Qu, W Lu, Y Hao, J Li, Y Wu… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It is highly important and challenging to develop donor-acceptor-donor structured small-
molecule second near-infrared window (NIR-II) dyes with excellent properties such as water …