Near-infrared luminescence high-contrast in vivo biomedical imaging

Y Chen, S Wang, F Zhang - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Luminescence imaging in biomedical research has allowed new insights into the
architecture of pathological tissues, signalling networks and cell interactions, and is now …

Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) and twists beyond TICT: from mechanisms to rational designs of bright and sensitive fluorophores

C Wang, W Chi, Q Qiao, D Tan, Z Xu… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) mechanism has guided the development
of numerous bright and sensitive fluorophores. This review briefly overviews the history of …

Ratiometric fluorescent signals-driven smartphone-based portable sensors for onsite visual detection of food contaminants

Y Shen, Y Wei, C Zhu, J Cao, DM Han - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient and portable biosensor to achieve the accurate onsite
detection of food contaminants is of very great significance for safeguarding food safety and …

Coumarin-based near-infrared fluorogenic probes: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

Y Fan, Y Wu, J Hou, P Wang, X Peng, G Ge - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coumarin-based fluorogenic probes have emerged as preferred imaging tools to real-time
and non-invasively monitor target analyte (s) in biological systems, due to their inherent …

A deep investigation into the structure of carbon dots

KJ Mintz, M Bartoli, M Rovere, Y Zhou… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Since their discovery, carbon dots (CDs) have been a promising nanomaterial in a variety of
fields including nanomedicine. Despite their potential in this area, there are many obstacles …

Rational design of small molecule fluorescent probes for biological applications

JV Jun, DM Chenoweth, EJ Petersson - Organic & biomolecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent small molecules are powerful tools for visualizing biological events, embodying
an essential facet of chemical biology. Since the discovery of the first organic fluorophore …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on carbon quantum dots optical and chemical features

MG Giordano, G Seganti, M Bartoli, A Tagliaferro - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbon quantum dots are the materials of a new era with astonishing properties such as
high photoluminescence, chemical tuneability and high biocompatibility. Since their …

Chemical approaches to optimize the properties of organic fluorophores for imaging and sensing

G Jiang, H Liu, H Liu, G Ke, TB Ren… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organic fluorophores are indispensable tools in cells, tissue and in vivo imaging, and have
enabled much progress in the wide range of biological and biomedical fields. However …

Quantitative design of bright fluorophores and AIEgens by the accurate prediction of twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)

C Wang, Q Qiao, W Chi, J Chen, W Liu… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inhibition of TICT can significantly increase the brightness of fluorescent materials. Accurate
prediction of TICT is thus critical for the quantitative design of high‐performance …

Design, synthesis and photophysical studies of dipyrromethene-based materials: insights into their applications in organic photovoltaic devices

A Bessette, GS Hanan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article presents the most recent developments in the use of materials based on
dipyrromethene (DPM) and azadipyrromethenes (ADPM) for organic photovoltaic (OPV) …