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 …

In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

The use of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) in biomedicine is reviewed. To open, its
synthesis and regulatory strategies are summarized, and inspiring cutting‐edge work in post …

Cancer remains a significant risk to human health. Nanomedicine is a new multidisciplinary
field that is garnering a lot of interest and investigation. Nanomedicine shows great potential …

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 …

Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Fluorescence imaging has become a fundamental tool for biomedical applications;
nevertheless, its intravital imaging capacity in the conventional wavelength range (400–950 …

Phototheranostics represents a promising direction for modern precision medicine, which
has recently attracted great research interest from multidisciplinary research areas. Organic …

Optical imaging in disease diagnosis and treatment benefits from high spatiotemporal
resolution and the availability of numerous optical agents. However, many optical imaging …

Optical imaging, especially fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging, is a non‐invasive
imaging approach with high spatial and temporal resolution and high sensitivity, compared …