The last three decades have brought a revolution in fluorescence microscopy. The
development of new microscopes, fluorescent labels and analysis techniques has pushed …

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 …

Recent progress has shown that using wavelengths between 1,000 and 2,000 nm, referred
to as the shortwave-infrared or near-infrared (NIR)-II range, can enable high-resolution in …

Heptamethine indocyanines are invaluable probes for near-infrared (NIR) imaging. Despite
broad use, there are only a few synthetic methods to assemble these molecules, and each …

Optical imaging within the shortwave infrared (SWIR, 1000–2000 nm) region of the
electromagnetic spectrum has enabled high-resolution and high-contrast imaging in mice …

Heptamethine cyanine dyes enable deep tissue fluorescence imaging in the near infrared
(NIR) window. Small molecule conjugates of the benchmark dye ZW800‐1 have been tested …

Surgical resection of tumours requires precisely locating and defining the margins between
lesions and normal tissue. However, this is made difficult by irregular margin borders …

The near‐infrared window of fluorescent heptamethine cyanine dyes greatly facilitates
biological imaging because there is deep penetration of the light and negligible background …

Heptamethine cyanine dyes (Cy7) have attracted much attention in the field of biological
application due to their unique structure and attractive near infrared (NIR) photophysical …

Heptamethine cyanines (Cy7) are fluorophores essential for modern bioimaging techniques
and chemistry. Here, we systematically evaluated the photochemical and photophysical …