Surgical resection of solid tumors is currently the gold standard and preferred therapeutic
strategy for cancer. Chemotherapy drugs also make a significant contribution by inhibiting …

This review focuses on classifying different types of long wavelength absorbing BODIPY
dyes based on the wide range of structural modification methods that have been adopted …

The tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in tumor initiation, progression, metastasis,
and resistance to therapy. It is different from normal tissue in the extracellular matrix …

In vivo fluorescence imaging uses a sensitive camera to detect fluorescence emission from
fluorophores in whole-body living small animals. To overcome the photon attenuation in …

Selective receptor-targeting peptide based agents have attracted considerable attention in
molecular imaging of tumor cells that overexpress corresponding peptide receptors due to …

BRAF gene mutation is found in more than 60% of malignant melanomas, which are difficult
to treat. In this study, a new tumor-targeting liposome was developed to deliver anti-BRAF …

Transferrin receptor (TfR, CD71) has long been a therapeutic target due to its
overexpression in many malignant tissues. In this study, PRINT nanoparticles were …

This article provides an overview of principles and barriers relevant to intracellular drug and
gene transport, accumulation and retention (collectively called as drug delivery) by means of …

In this paper, we explore the possibility of using ultrasmall near-infrared (NIR) gold
nanoclusters (AuNCs) as novel contrast imaging agents for tumor fluorescence imaging in …

Targeted molecular imaging techniques have become indispensable tools in modern
diagnostics because they provide accurate and specific diagnosis of disease information …