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 …

Brightness is a fundamental property of fluorescent nanomaterials reflecting their capacity to
absorb and emit light. In sensing materials, brightness is crucial for high-sensitivity (bio) …

The contrast and sensitivity of in vivo fluorescence imaging has been revolutionized by
molecular fluorophores operating in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II; 1000-1700 …

The detection and quantification of low-abundance molecular biomarkers in biological
samples is challenging. Here, we show that a plasmonic nanoscale construct serving as an …

Fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) based on luminogens with aggregation‐induced emission
characteristic (AIEgens), namely AIE dots, have received wide attention because of their …

In recent years, polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have become increasingly popular for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging because of their excellent versatility and exceptional optical …

Resonant dielectric nanoparticles made of materials with large positive dielectric permittivity,
such as Si, GaP, GaAs, have become a powerful platform for modern light science, enabling …

Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) have attracted increasing attention in
recent years on account of their attribute of overcoming the aggregation-caused quenching …

Going beyond the limits of optical biosensing motivates exploration of signal amplification
strategies that convert a single molecular recognition event into a response equivalent to …

Light-harvesting is an indispensable process in photosynthesis, and researchers have been
exploring various structural scaffolds to create artificial light-harvesting systems. However …