Squaraine dyes are a class of organic dyes with strong and narrow absorption bands in the
near-infrared. Despite high molar absorptivities and fluorescence quantum yields, these …

Photodynamic therapy, an alternative that has gained weight and popularity compared to
current conventional therapies in the treatment of cancer, is a minimally invasive therapeutic …

It has been proved that the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is closely related to
the intrinsic features of the photosensitizer (PS). Over the recent years, several efforts have …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is emerging as a powerful tool for cancer treatment due to its
unique advantages in terms of noninvasive and spatiotemporal selectivity. However, the …

Early and rapid diagnosis of tumors is essential for clinical treatment or management. In
contrast to conventional means, bioimaging has the potential to accurately locate and …

Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become a promising approach for the treatment
of a broad range of diseases, including oncological and infectious diseases. This minimally …

On the base of the zwiterionic dibenzothiazole squaraine SQ, five cationic aromatics
sulfonamide substituted dibenzothiazole squaraines SQ-D1∼ 5 have been designed and …

Since they were first synthesized in 1965 by Treibs and Jacob, squaraine dyes have
revolutionized the polymethine dyes''universe'and their potential applications due to their …

Three indolenine-based barbiturate squaraine dyes were synthesized, characterized and
subjected to photophysical studies, including their affinity with human serum albumin and …

Squaraines (SQs) are unusual cyanine dyes with a unique resonance-stabilized zwitterionic
structure. These dyes have attracted significant attention in the fields of organic electronics …