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 …

Curcumin is a plant‐derived polyphenolic active substance with broad‐spectrum
antibacterial properties. Curcumin blocks bacterial growth owing to its structural …

Curcumin, an active component of the rhizome turmeric, has gained much attention as a
plant-based compound with pleiotropic pharmacological properties. It possesses anti …

Fluorescent dyes absorbing and emitting in the visible and near-IR regions are promising for
the development of fluorescent probes for labeling and bio-visualization of body cells. The …

BODIPYs are photosensitizers activatable by light to generate highly reactive singlet oxygen
(1 O 2) from molecular oxygen, leading to tissue damage in the photoirradiated region …

Vanadium is a transition metal with important industrial, technological, biological, and
biomedical applications widespread in the environment and in living beings. The different …

Anticancer agents that present nonapoptotic cell death pathways are required for treating
apoptosis-resistant pancreatic cancer. Here, we synthesized three fluorescent …