The development of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes and conjugates for in vitro cellular and in vivo applications

FE Poynton, SA Bright, S Blasco, DC Williams… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium (II)[Ru (II)] polypyridyl complexes have been the focus of intense investigations
since work began exploring their supramolecular interactions with DNA. In recent years …

Harnessing ruthenium (II) as photodynamic agents: Encouraging advances in cancer therapy

J Liu, C Zhang, TW Rees, L Ke, L Ji, H Chao - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite their past triumphs, platinum-based therapeutics remain limited by chemo-
resistance and severe side effects. As an alternative therapeutic modality which bypasses …

Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes as mitochondria-targeted two-photon photodynamic anticancer agents

J Liu, Y Chen, G Li, P Zhang, C **, L Zeng, L Ji… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Clinical acceptance of photodynamic therapy is currently hindered by poor depth efficacy
and inefficient activation of the cell death machinery in cancer cells during treatment. To …

Recent advances in delivery of photosensitive metal-based drugs

Y Yu, Q Xu, S He, H **ong, Q Zhang, W Xu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal-based drugs have drawn significant attention over the past few decades due to their
advanced properties and benefits in biomedical therapeutic and diagnostic systems. Among …

Versatile delivery systems for non-platinum metal-based anticancer therapeutic agents

Y Gou, GJ Huang, J Li, F Yang, H Liang - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Platinum-based anticancer drugs currently available in the market are associated with
severe side effects. Therefore, extensive research has been performed to design and …

Gadolinium-based nanoparticles for theranostic MRI-radiosensitization

F Lux, L Sancey, A Bianchi, Y Crémillieux, S Roux… - …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A rapid development of gadolinium-based nanoparticles is observed due to their attractive
properties as MRI-positive contrast agents. Indeed, they display high relaxivity, adapted …

The emergence of mass spectrometry for characterizing nanomaterials. Atomically precise nanoclusters and beyond

C Comby-Zerbino, X Dagany, F Chirot, P Dugourd… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in molecular science, and is now emerging as a
characterization technique for ultra-small nanoparticles. In the field of atomically precise …

Superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles, synthesis and surface modification

M Abboud, S Youssef, J Podlecki, R Habchi… - Materials Science in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Magnetite nanoparticles have been synthesized through a co-precipitation of iron (Fe 3+
and Fe 2+), and were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X …

Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes for Effective Oxygen‐Sensing and Singlet Oxygen Generation

Y Kitagawa, T Nakai, S Hosoya, S Shoji… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen quantification using luminescence has attracted considerable attention in various
fields, including environmental monitoring and clinical analysis. Among the reported …

Fifty Shades of Phenanthroline: Synthesis Strategies to Functionalize 1, 10-Phenanthroline in All Positions

C Queffélec, PB Pati, Y Pellegrin - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
1, 10-Phenanthroline (phen) is one of the most popular ligands ever used in coordination
chemistry due to its strong affinity for a wide range of metals with various oxidation states. Its …