Polymethine dyes for PDT: recent advances and perspectives to drive future applications

DM Dereje, C Pontremoli, MJ Moran Plata… - Photochemical & …, 2022 - Springer
It has been proved that the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is closely related to
the intrinsic features of the photosensitizer (PS). Over the recent years, several efforts have …

Drug delivery systems for photodynamic therapy: the potentiality and versatility of electrospun nanofibers

SM Costa, R Fangueiro… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become a promising approach for the treatment
of a broad range of diseases, including oncological and infectious diseases. This minimally …

[HTML][HTML] Single aromatics sulfonamide substituted dibenzothiazole squaraines for tumor NIR imaging and efficient photodynamic therapy at low drug dose

JH Li, PD You, F Lu, JT Huang, JL Fu, HY Tang… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
On the base of the zwiterionic dibenzothiazole squaraine SQ, five cationic aromatics
sulfonamide substituted dibenzothiazole squaraines SQ-D1∼ 5 have been designed and …

'Lights, squaraines, action!'–the role of squaraine dyes in photodynamic therapy

E Lima, LV Reis - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Since they were first synthesized in 1965 by Treibs and Jacob, squaraine dyes have
revolutionized the polymethine dyes''universe'and their potential applications due to their …

Red and near-infrared absorbing dicyanomethylene squaraine cyanine dyes: photophysicochemical properties and anti-tumor photosensitizing effects

T D. Martins, E Lima, R E. Boto, D Ferreira… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy is a medical modality developed for the treatment of several diseases
of oncological and non-oncological etiology that requires the presence of a photosensitizer …

Exploration of NIR squaraine contrast agents containing various heterocycles: synthesis, optical properties and applications

S Sarasiya, S Sarasiya, M Henary - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Squaraine dye is a popular class of contrast near-infrared (NIR) dyes. Squaraine dyes have
shown the ability to be modified with various heterocycles. The indole moiety is the most …

Picolylamine-functionalized benz [e] indole squaraine dyes: Synthetic approach, characterization and in vitro efficacy as potential anticancer phototherapeutic agents

E Lima, AG Barroso, MA Sousa, O Ferreira… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Squaraine dyes are a family of compounds known for their relevant photophysical and
photochemical properties potentially useful as photosensitizing agents. Since pyridines …

Benz [e] indole-bearing aminosquaraine dyes: Which of the amines introduced into the squaric ring will be able to induce the best in vitro photodynamic effect?

E Lima, AG Barroso, O Ferreira, RE Boto… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The introduction of amines into the four-membered central ring of squaraine dyes has
proven to be a good way to improve certain attributes of the molecules such as their …

Quinoline-and benzoselenazole-derived unsymmetrical squaraine cyanine dyes: Design, synthesis, photophysicochemical features and light-triggerable …

E Lima, R E. Boto, D Ferreira, J R. Fernandes… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy is an innovative treatment approach broadly directed towards
oncological diseases. Its applicability and efficiency are closely related to the interaction of …

Single-molecule characterization of a bright and photostable deep-red fluorescent squaraine-figure-eight (SF8) dye

K Kniazev, T Guo, C Zhai, RS Gamage, S Ghonge… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Squaraine Figure Eight (SF8) dyes are a unique class of deep-red fluorescent dyes
with self-threaded molecular architecture that provides structural rigidity while …