Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy

H Niu, J Liu, HM O'Connor, T Gunnlaugsson… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Typical PeT-based fluorescent probes are multi-component systems where a fluorophore is
connected to a recognition/activating group by an unconjugated linker. PeT-based …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly

S Chagri, DYW Ng, T Weil - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Supramolecular assemblies are essential components of living organisms. Cellular
scaffolds, such as the cytoskeleton or the cell membrane, are formed via secondary …

Nanoprobe-based molecular imaging for tumor stratification

X Ma, M Mao, J He, C Liang, HY **e - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The responses of patients to tumor therapies vary due to tumor heterogeneity. Tumor
stratification has been attracting increasing attention for accurately distinguishing between …

Dual-state emission (DSE) in organic fluorophores: design and applications

JL Belmonte-Vázquez, YA Amador-Sánchez… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic luminescent materials have attracted significant attention in the past few years due
to their fascinating photophysical properties. Implementing these emissive organic …

Recent progresses in small-molecule enzymatic fluorescent probes for cancer imaging

HW Liu, L Chen, C Xu, Z Li, H Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Abnormal enzymatic activities are directly related to the development of cancers. Identifying
the location and expression levels of these enzymes in live cancer cells have considerable …

Aggregation-induced emission luminogens for activity-based sensing

D Wang, BZ Tang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Fluorescent sensing has emerged as a powerful tool for detecting various
analytes and visualizing numerous biological processes by virtue of its superb sensitivity …

Precise molecular design for high‐performance luminogens with aggregation‐induced emission

S Xu, Y Duan, B Liu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Precise design of fluorescent molecules with desired properties has enabled the rapid
development of many research fields. Among the different types of optically active materials …

Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes

J Zhang, X Chai, XP He, HJ Kim, J Yoon… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional biochemical methods for enzyme detection are mainly based on antibody-based
immunoassays, which lack the ability to monitor the spatiotemporal distribution and, in …

Immuno-photodynamic therapy (IPDT): organic photosensitizers and their application in cancer ablation

Y Lu, W Sun, J Du, J Fan, X Peng - Jacs Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photosensitizer-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been considered as a promising
modality for fighting diverse types of cancers. PDT directly inhibits local tumors by a …