Advances in nanomaterials for photodynamic therapy applications: Status and challenges

J Chen, T Fan, Z ** applications
N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Room‐temperature phosphorescence resonance energy transfer for construction of near‐infrared afterglow imaging agents

Q Dang, Y Jiang, J Wang, J Wang, Q Zhang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Afterglow imaging that detects photons after cessation of optical excitation avoids tissue
autofluorescence and thus possesses higher sensitivity than traditional fluorescence …

Quantum dots: bright and versatile in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging biosensors

KD Wegner, N Hildebrandt - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

Molecularly Engineered Room-Temperature Phosphorescence for Biomedical Application: From the Visible toward Second Near-Infrared Window

B Chang, J Chen, J Bao, T Sun, Z Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phosphorescence, characterized by luminescent lifetimes significantly longer than that of
biological autofluorescence under ambient environment, is of great value for biomedical …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: develo** chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology

KE Sapsford, WR Algar, L Berti, KB Gemmill… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted and effective photodynamic therapy for cancer using functionalized nanomaterials

EJ Hong, DG Choi, MS Shim - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2016 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging, non-invasive therapeutic strategy that involves
photosensitizer (PS) drugs and external light for the treatment of diseases. Despite the great …

Quantum dots versus organic dyes as fluorescent labels

U Resch-Genger, M Grabolle, S Cavaliere-Jaricot… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Suitable labels are at the core of luminescence and fluorescence imaging and sensing. One
of the most exciting, yet also controversial, advances in label technology is the emerging …

Designing multifunctional quantum dots for bioimaging, detection, and drug delivery

P Zrazhevskiy, M Sena, X Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The emerging field of bionanotechnology aims at revolutionizing biomedical research and
clinical practice via introduction of nanoparticle-based tools, expanding capabilities of …

[PDF][PDF] Carbon dot‐based inorganic–organic nanosystem for two‐photon imaging and biosensing of pH variation in living cells and tissues

B Kong, A Zhu, C Ding, X Zhao, B Li, Y Tian - Advanced materials, 2012 - academia.edu
Conventional downcoversion fluorescent materials, including organic dyes and
semiconductor quantum dots, are widely used as fluorophores for biological imaging and …