Cancer remains as one of the most significant health problems, with approximately 19
million people diagnosed worldwide each year. Chemotherapy is a routinely used method to …

Due to the intrinsic non-invasive nature, cost-effectiveness, high safety, and real-time
capabilities, besides diagnostic imaging, ultrasound as a typical mechanical wave has been …

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 …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has aroused great research interest in recent years owing to its
high spatiotemporal selectivity, minimal invasiveness, and low systemic toxicity. However …

Tumor hypoxia seriously impairs the therapeutic outcomes of type II photodynamic therapy
(PDT), which is highly dependent upon tissue oxygen concentration. Herein, a facile strategy …

Considering that hypoxia is closely associated with tumor proliferation, invasion, metastasis,
and drug resistance, it is of great significance to overcome hypoxia in tumor treatment …

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging technology, a three-dimensional hybrid imaging modality that
integrates the advantage of optical and acoustic imaging, has great application prospects in …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has achieved great success in cancer treatment. Despite its
great promise, the efficacy of photodynamic immunotherapy can be limited by the hypoxia in …

Hypoxia, the hallmark of malignant tumors, has been recognized as a major obstacle for
photodynamic therapy (PDT). Precisely targeting cancer cells in intricate biological …

Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume
ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been …