Versatile types of inorganic/organic NIR-IIa/IIb fluorophores: from strategic design toward molecular imaging and theranostics

Y Liu, Y Li, S Koo, Y Sun, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Pan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Controlling upconversion in emerging multilayer core–shell nanostructures: from fundamentals to frontier applications

S Liu, L Yan, J Huang, Q Zhang, B Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials have recently attracted considerable
attention in both fundamental research and various frontier applications owing to their …

The chemistry of organic contrast agents in the NIR‐II window

J Mu, M **ao, Y Shi, X Geng, H Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Optical imaging, especially fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging, is a non‐invasive
imaging approach with high spatial and temporal resolution and high sensitivity, compared …

Fluorescence-amplified nanocrystals in the second near-infrared window for in vivo real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging

Y Yang, Y Chen, P Pei, Y Fan, S Wang, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optical imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm) holds great
promise for non-invasive in vivo detection. However, real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging …

All-in-one theranostic nanomedicine with ultrabright second near-infrared emission for tumor-modulated bioimaging and chemodynamic/photodynamic therapy

J Xu, R Shi, G Chen, S Dong, P Yang, Z Zhang, N Niu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-based therapeutic modalities including chemodynamic
therapy (CDT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) hold great promise for conquering …

Advancing X-ray luminescence for imaging, biosensing, and theragnostics

Z Hong, Z Chen, Q Chen, H Yang - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus X-ray luminescence is an optical phenomenon in which chemical compounds
known as scintillators can emit short-wavelength light upon the excitation of X-ray photons …

Optimizing upconversion nanoparticles for FRET biosensing

F Pini, L Francés-Soriano, V Andrigo, MM Natile… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are some of the most promising nanomaterials for
bioanalytical and biomedical applications. One important challenge to be still solved is how …

A nanotheranostic agent based on Nd3+-doped YVO4 with blood-brain-barrier permeability for NIR-II fluorescence imaging/magnetic resonance imaging and …

Z Lv, L **, Y Cao, H Zhang, D Xue, N Yin… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
The specific diagnosis and treatment of gliomas is a primary challenge in clinic due to their
high invasiveness and blood-brain barrier (BBB) obstruction. It is highly desirable to find a …

Near-infrared (NIR) lanthanide molecular probes for bioimaging and biosensing

Y Ning, M Zhu, JL Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent advances in NIR detector bloom the design of NIR fluorophores for bioimaging
guided diagnosis and therapeutics, with reduced light-tissue interaction, enhanced signal-to …