Features of third generation photosensitizers used in anticancer photodynamic therapy
Cancer remains a main public health issue and the second cause of mortality worldwide.
Photodynamic therapy is a clinically approved therapeutic option. Effective photodynamic …
Photodynamic therapy is a clinically approved therapeutic option. Effective photodynamic …
Near‐infrared light emitting metal halides: materials, mechanisms, and applications
Near‐Infrared (NIR) light emitting metal halides are emerging as a new generation of optical
materials owing to their appealing features, which include low‐cost synthesis, solution …
materials owing to their appealing features, which include low‐cost synthesis, solution …
Rational design of molecular fluorophores for biological imaging in the NIR‐II window
Currently, the lack of desirable fluorophores with high brightness and biocompatibility
presents a major bottleneck in the path to widespread adoption of NIR-II fluorescence …
presents a major bottleneck in the path to widespread adoption of NIR-II fluorescence …
Photoacoustics: a historical review
We review the history of photoacoustics from the discovery in 1880 that modulated light
produces acoustic waves to the current time, when the pulsed variant of the discovery is fast …
produces acoustic waves to the current time, when the pulsed variant of the discovery is fast …
Diffuse optics for tissue monitoring and tomography
This review describes the diffusion model for light transport in tissues and the medical
applications of diffuse light. Diffuse optics is particularly useful for measurement of tissue …
applications of diffuse light. Diffuse optics is particularly useful for measurement of tissue …
Time-reversed ultrasonically encoded optical focusing into scattering media
Light focusing plays a central role in biomedical imaging, manipulation and therapy. In
scattering media, direct light focusing becomes infeasible beyond one transport mean free …
scattering media, direct light focusing becomes infeasible beyond one transport mean free …
A review of in‐vivo optical properties of human tissues and its impact on PDT
A thorough understanding of optical properties of biological tissues is critical to effective
treatment planning for therapies such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). In the last two …
treatment planning for therapies such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). In the last two …
Review of tissue simulating phantoms for optical spectroscopy, imaging and dosimetry
Optical spectroscopy, imaging, and therapy tissue phantoms must have the scattering and
absorption properties that are characteristic of human tissues, and over the past few …
absorption properties that are characteristic of human tissues, and over the past few …
Near infrared optical tomography using NIRFAST: Algorithm for numerical model and image reconstruction
Diffuse optical tomography, also known as near infrared tomography, has been under
investigation, for non‐invasive functional imaging of tissue, specifically for the detection and …
investigation, for non‐invasive functional imaging of tissue, specifically for the detection and …
Photoswitchable nanoparticles for triggered tissue penetration and drug delivery
We report a novel nanoparticulate drug delivery system that undergoes reversible volume
change from 150 to 40 nm upon phototriggering with UV light. The volume change of these …
change from 150 to 40 nm upon phototriggering with UV light. The volume change of these …