Recent advances in contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging: overcoming the physical and practical challenges

W Choi, B Park, S Choi, D Oh, J Kim, C Kim - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
For decades now, photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has been investigated to realize its potential
as a niche biomedical imaging modality. Despite its highly desirable optical contrast and …

Design of superior phototheranostic agents guided by Jablonski diagrams

G Feng, GQ Zhang, D Ding - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Phototheranostics represents a promising direction for modern precision medicine, which
has recently attracted great research interest from multidisciplinary research areas. Organic …

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 …

In vivo three-dimensional multispectral photoacoustic imaging of dual enzyme-driven cyclic cascade reaction for tumor catalytic therapy

S Lei, J Zhang, NT Blum, M Li, DY Zhang, W Yin… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Non-invasive visualization of dynamic molecular events in real-time via molecular imaging
may enable the monitoring of cascade catalytic reactions in living systems, however effective …

Multifunctional nanotheranostics for near infrared optical imaging-guided treatment of brain tumors

L Zhang, Y Liu, H Huang, H **e, B Zhang, W **a… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Malignant brain tumors, a heterogeneous group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in the
central nervous system (CNS), are notorious for their highly invasive and devastating …

Photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy of semiconducting polymer nanoparticles: signal amplification and second near‐infrared construction

X Zhen, K Pu, X Jiang - Small, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging and photothermal therapy (PTT) have attracted extensive
attention in disease diagnosis and treatment. Although many exogenous contrast agents …

Organic NIR-II molecule with long blood half-life for in vivo dynamic vascular imaging

B Li, M Zhao, L Feng, C Dou, S Ding, G Zhou… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Real-time monitoring of vessel dysfunction is of great significance in preclinical research.
Optical bioimaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window provides advantages …

Biodegradable charge‐transfer complexes for glutathione depletion induced ferroptosis and NIR‐II photoacoustic imaging guided cancer photothermal therapy

C Ou, W Na, W Ge, H Huang, F Gao… - Angewandte …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Suffering from the laborious synthesis and undesirable tumor microenvironment response,
the exploitation of novel NIR‐II absorbing organic photothermal agents is of importance to …

Near-infrared-II photoacoustic imaging and photo-triggered synergistic treatment of thrombosis via fibrin-specific homopolymer nanoparticles

J Song, X Kang, L Wang, D Ding, D Kong, W Li… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The formation of an occlusive thrombus in the blood vessel is the main culprit for numerous
life-threatening cardiovascular diseases that represent the leading cause of morbidity and …

Organic semiconducting macromolecular dyes for NIR‐II photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy

C Yin, X Li, Y Wang, Y Liang, S Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the unique advantages of photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and photothermal therapy
(PTT) conducted over the near‐infrared‐II (NIR‐II) window, the development of high …